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Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July Plants - Garden for Wildlife

Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July

$51.00
$51.00
$68.00
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Grown regionally to help your local wildlife

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Summer Songbird 6-Plant Collection - Ships Late July

$51.00
$51.00
$68.00
Sold Out
  • Multi-season bloom
  • Return each year
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These plants will thrive in your area!

Pre-Order Now - Shipping for this collection begins in late July 

The beautiful, colorful blooms of the flowers in our Summer Songbird collection turn into seed heads in the fall that attract and serve songbirds. This collection includes six native perennial plants for sun/part-shade:

• Blue Wood Aster (2)
• Purple Coneflower (2)
• Oxeye Sunflower (2)

Grown sustainably just for your area, these plants:

• Support other wildlife species including birds, butterflies, moths, and bees
• Bloom across three seasons and return each year
• Never need chemicals and require less water once established
• Are deer resistant, once established

Finches, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Chickadees, Tanagers, and many other birds all enjoy the seeds from flowers in this collection.

This collection of native plants also has the potential to support up to:
• 44 pollen specialist bees, including the long-horned bee, Melissodes trinodis
• 104 butterfly/moth species
• Dozens of other pollinator species foraging for nectar
• 96% of the backyard birds that rely on larval insects to feed their young

All purchases support National Wildlife Federation’s non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.

Pre-Order Now - Shipping for this collection begins in late July.

Orders placed outside this time frame (pre-orders) will begin shipping once the shipping window is open.

See our Shipping Timeframes page for more detail.

When your order ships, you will receive an email from orders@gardenforwildlife.com with tracking information.

Also Includes: Garden design ideas and plant guidance from our pros.

Sizing: At the time of shipment, our plants have a developed root mass and emerging foliage around 4-8” high. The 6-plant collection grows to fill a space up to about 4x6 feet; perfect for a small garden bed in the sun or part shade. These plants can also grow in large patio containers if planted no more than one or two per container.

Meet the Plants

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Aster cordifolius)

Grows to 2-4 Ft

Spread 1.5-2 Ft

Blooms June-November

Light Requirement: Sun, Part Shade

Soil Moisture: Dry, Medium, Moist

Soil Description: Sandy, Loam, Clay

Attracts: Native bees, Hummingbirds, Caterpillars, Butterflies, Bumblebees, Beetles, Moths, Birds, Beneficial Insects

Deer Resistant: Yes

Oxeye Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Grows to 3-6 Ft

Spread 2-4 Ft

Blooms June-September

Light Requirement: Sun, Part Shade

Soil Moisture: Dry, Medium

Soil Description: Sandy, Clay, Rocky

Attracts: Birds, Caterpillars, Butterflies, Native bees, Hummingbirds, Bumblebees, Moths, Beneficial Insects

Deer Resistant: Yes

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Grows to 2-5 Ft

Spread 1.5-2 Ft

Blooms April-September

Light Requirement: Sun, Part Shade

Soil Moisture: Dry, Medium

Soil Description: Sandy, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Organic

Attracts: Birds, Caterpillars, Butterflies, Native bees, Hummingbirds, Bumblebees, Moths, Beneficial Insects

Deer Resistant: Yes

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You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
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Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
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Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
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All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.
butterfly icon
You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
glove icon
Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
house icon
Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
hand holding a plant icon
All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.
butterfly icon
You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
globe icon
Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
house icon
Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
hand holding a plant icon
All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.
butterfly icon
You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles.
globe icon
Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff.
house icon
Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits.
hand holding a plant icon
All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.

Meet the Growers

When you buy a Garden for Wildlife™ Native Plant Collection, you're not just helping wildlife and the planet; you're also supporting the hard-working small businesses in your region who we've partnered with to grow our native plants. 

We select independent, regional growers who meet specific standards, including:

- Sustainable, chemical-free growing practices.

- Experience growing native, local ecotype plant species.

- The ability to grow and sort mass plugs/starter plants.

- The capacity to safely pack and ship plants to their new homes.

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