In bloom in Scarborough this May
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⚠ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Its flute-like song is fading from our woods. Native shrubs raise the caterpillars it needs to feed its chicks.
Brings back: Wood Thrush, Eastern Whip-poor-will
⚠NannyberryViburnum lentago
A bright yellow warbler in decline. Native shrubs raise the caterpillars it feeds to its young.
Brings back: Wood Thrush, Canada Warbler
⚠Red ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
Once common across eastern North America, now almost gone. It feeds on wild bergamot and asters, flowers any yard can grow.
Brings back: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
⚠BloodrootSanguinaria canadensis
A once-common bumble bee in decline. Beebalm and columbine are among its favourites.
Brings back: Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
⚠Grey DogwoodCornus racemosa
Its flute-like song is fading from our woods. Native shrubs raise the caterpillars it needs to feed its chicks.
Brings back: Wood Thrush
⚠New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
This endangered butterfly can only raise its young on New Jersey Tea. Plant the shrub, save the butterfly.
Brings back: Mottled Duskywing
⚠Northern SpicebushLindera benzoin
Its caterpillars can grow up on almost nothing but spicebush. Plant the shrub and you'll likely meet them.
Brings back: Canada Warbler, Spicebush Swallowtail
⚠White SprucePicea glauca
It perches on tall spruces and sallies out to catch flying insects. Native blooms keep its prey in the air.
Brings back: Olive-sided Flycatcher
Allegheny BlackberryRubus allegheniensis
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Alternate-Leaved DogwoodCornus alternifolia
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
American PlumPrunus americana
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Appalachian SedgeCarex appalachica
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Balsam FirAbies balsamea
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Balsam GroundselPackera paupercula
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Balsam PoplarPopulus balsamifera
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Bebb WillowSalix bebbiana
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Bebb's SedgeCarex bebbii
Birdsfoot VioletViola pedata
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black AshFraxinus nigra
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black CherryPrunus serotina
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black GumNyssa sylvatica
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black RaspberryRubus occidentalis
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black SprucePicea mariana
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Black WalnutJuglans nigra
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
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