Grow Your Own Zoo.
Transform your backyard into a natural sanctuary by planting Song Bird Columbine, Whirling Butterflies, Ponytail Grass and Lamb's Ear. Or, go for something wilder by choosing Bear's Breech, Tiger's Jaw and Rattlesnake Master. Just select plants from this list to create your own "zoo" at home!
Perennials |
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Common Name |
Latin Name |
Zone |
Bear's Breech |
Acanthus |
6 |
Snakeroot |
Actaea racemosa |
4 |
Hummingbird Mint |
Agastache cana |
5 |
Bugloss |
Anchusa |
4 |
Snapdragon |
Antirrhinum |
5 |
Song Bird Columbine |
Aquilegia |
3 |
Wormwood |
Artemisia |
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Goatsbeard |
Aruncus |
5 |
Butterfly Milkweed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
5 |
Cowslip |
Caltha palustris |
3 |
Tiger's Jaw |
Chasmatophyllum masculinum |
5 |
Snakehead, Turtle Head |
Chelone |
3-5 |
Snail Seed |
Cocculus carolinus |
5 |
Tickseed |
Coreopsis verticillata |
3 |
Foxglove |
Digitalis |
4 |
Leopard's Bane |
Doronicum orientale |
4 |
Dragonhead |
Dracocephalum |
4-5 |
Fleabane |
Erigeron |
3-4 |
Stork's Bill |
Erodium |
7 |
Rattlesnake Master |
Eryngium yuccifolium |
5 |
Dog-toothed Violet or Trout Lily |
Erythronium americanum |
4 |
White Snakeroot |
Eupatorium rugosum |
3 |
Whirling Butterflies |
Gaura lindheimeri |
5 |
Cranesbill |
Geranium |
3-5 |
Leopard Plant |
Ligularia |
4-5 |
Toadflax |
Linaria purpurea |
5 |
Bird's Foot Trefoil |
Lotus corniculatus 'Plenus' |
4 |
Catchfly |
Lychnis |
4-5 |
Gooseneck Loosestrife |
Lysimachia clethroides |
3 |
Monkey Flower |
Mimulus ringens |
4 |
Beebalm, Horsemint |
Monarda |
3 |
Lizard Tail |
Saururus cernuus |
4 |
Hens and Chicks |
Sempervivum |
4 |
Catchfly, Robin White Breast, Swan Lake |
Silene maritime |
3-5 |
Lamb's Ear |
Stachys |
4 |
Spiderwort |
Tradescantia |
3-4 |
Toad Lily |
Tricyrtis hirta |
4 |
Veronica 'Red Fox' |
4 |
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Bird-foot Violet |
Viola pedata |
4 |
Ferns |
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Dragon Tails |
Asplenium ebenoides |
3 |
Ostrich Fern |
Matteuccia struthiopteris |
2 |
Grasses |
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Buffalo Grass |
Buchloe dactyloidees |
4 |
Zebra Grass |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' |
5 |
Porcupine Grass |
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' |
5 |
Ponytails Grass |
Nassella tenuissima 'Ponytails' |
7 |
Shrubs |
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Butterfly Bush |
Buddleia |
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Rabbitbrush |
Chrysosamnus |
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Dogwood |
Cornus |
3 |
Meadowlark Forsythia |
Forsythia 'Meadowlark' |
3 |
Skunkbush |
Rhus trilobata |
4 |
Staghorn Sumac |
Rhus typhina |
4 |
Silver Buffaloberry |
Shepherdia argentea |
2 |
