Native Plants
by Lachlan and Benton
Native plants help animals, especially ones that live in the part of the country you are - the native animals. You can attract these animals by putting native plants in your garden. Wildlife like these plants because they can be food and shelter. They will also be healthy and beautiful. You might be able to eat them too!
Here are some examples of native plants you might like in your garden:
Native plants help animals, especially ones that live in the part of the country you are - the native animals. You can attract these animals by putting native plants in your garden. Wildlife like these plants because they can be food and shelter. They will also be healthy and beautiful. You might be able to eat them too!
Here are some examples of native plants you might like in your garden:
Oregon Grape
This is the state flower of Oregon! Its flowers attract bees, butterflies and moths. Many animals eat its berries like robins, sparrows, foxes, squirrels and raccoons.
This is the state flower of Oregon! Its flowers attract bees, butterflies and moths. Many animals eat its berries like robins, sparrows, foxes, squirrels and raccoons.
Thimbleberry
Thimbleberries are tasty and they can be a source of food for other animals like birds, squirrels and bunnies.
Thimbleberries are tasty and they can be a source of food for other animals like birds, squirrels and bunnies.
Hazelnut
Hazelnut trees, or filberts make nuts that are great food for people and animals like squirrels, and woodpeckers. The trees are also food for butterfly larvae.
Hazelnut trees, or filberts make nuts that are great food for people and animals like squirrels, and woodpeckers. The trees are also food for butterfly larvae.