Ten plants to grow on the balcony or in the garden to produce no-cost bird food and attract birds
Il bird feed it is often expensive but it can be produced at home at no cost. A much cheaper solution than buying food is to place it on the balcony or in the garden plants that produce seeds that birds love. Here ten plants that beautify the garden e whose seeds can fill bird feeders.
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Girasoli (Helianthus annuus)
Il sunflower it is perhaps the first flower that comes to mind when it comes to seeds. Beautiful plant of the Asteraceae family, during the summer it produces large yellow corollas in the center of which they gradually develop seeds of which greenfinch, great tit, nuthatch, bullfinch and frosone are greedy. Planted in full sun and in well-drained soil, the sunflower will give prolonged blooms during the summer, beautiful to look at and useful for the birds.
Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
We all know theechinacea for its herbal use as an immunostimulant, but few know that Echinacea purpurea is also one splendid ornamental plant which produces beautiful flowers, generally in shades of purple.
After flowering, rich fruits develop from the flowers seeds that attract finches from mid-summer to late autumn. There echinacea plant it grows well in full sun and resists heat and soil drought.
Zinnia
Le zinnie they are a genus of producing plants flower heads full of very colorful petals: ranging from white to orange, passing through all shades of pink. Zinnia plants are small but very showy and are ideal for borders or for filling small pots. These flowers can be placed anywhere, preferably in full sun. They bloom from spring to mid-summer, after which they produce fruit and seeds that attract sparrows, frinquelli and goldfinches.
Girasole messicano (Tithonia diversifolia)
Il Mexican sunflower is another plant of the Asteraceae family that produces cshowy apolini with colored petals, generally in shades of yellow and orange.
The Mexican sunflower resists scorching heat and drought well but fears frost, so it can be planted in full sun but should be covered or placed in a sheltered spot during the cold months. The Mexican sunflower plants they attract a large variety of birds on balconies, terraces and in gardens.
Solidago (Solidago golden rod)
Il solidarity o golden cock it is a plant widely used in herbal medicine for its astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. In phytotherapy, the rhizome and the flowering tops are used, from which an essential oil is also obtained.
The inflorescence of the solidago is composed of many yellow flower heads gathered in racemes. Placed in full sun, the solidago gives beautiful blooms from which fruits and consequently seeds develop, which they attract sparrows and great tit in the garden.
Astro (Aster L.)
Al genus aster they belong numerous species of annual or perennial seedlings producing daisy-like flowers. Unlike the daisies however, the flowers of the star have colored petals, usually in the shades of pink and purple.
A clarification: as for daisies, what we call petals are actually ligulate flowers; the central yellow part is instead composed of tubular flowers. The star can be planted in arid and rocky soils and is generally used for borders. At the end of flowering the star produces pappi rich in seeds of which goldfinches, sparrows and woodpeckers are greedy.
Borracina maggiore (Sedum telephium)
La rubber is a perennial plant belonging to the Crassulaceae family. This plant blooms in late summer or early fall when it produces pink, coral or copper-colored inflorescences.
It can be planted in flower beds alongside other ornamental or aromatic plants and grows well in dry soils and in full sun. THE boracina seeds they'll get to the garden sparrows and finches.
dog rose (Rosa canina)
La Rosehip it is a shrub that can reach two to three meters and that in spring summer produces white or pink flowers, with a pleasant scent. After flowering, they develop in the fall oval berries of a beautiful intense red which in addition to being used in herbal medicine for the high content of vitamin C, are particularly appreciated by blackbirds, thrushes, cesene and starlings.
Coreosside (Coreopsis)
Il genus coreopsis includes about 30 species of perennial or annual herbaceous plants. These plants have tufts of dark green leaves, from which the stems that bear the flowers develop in spring. THE fiori some coreopsis are generally large yellow or orange. Some varieties, such as Coreosside tinctoria, have shades of other colors in the center of the corolla.
Coreopsis are simple to grow: they require well-drained soils, even sandy ones, and should be placed in full sun. Although coreopsis tolerate drought, these plants give spectacular blooms starting from late spring and until the end of summer if you irrigate regularly. The seeds of the coreospis they mainly attract goldfinches.
Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta)
La rudbeckia she is a beautiful one perennial plant which forms large tufts of leaves from which the stems bearing the flowers develop in summer and autumn. THE rudbeckia flowers they are large, similar to daisies: generally the inflorescence is composed of dark brown tubular flowers in the center, surrounded by ligulate flowers Golden yellow. Some varieties have different colors and the corollas can be orange, red or mottled. These plants can be placed in full sun or partial shade as well they attract goldfinches, blackcaps, nuthatches and sparrows.
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Tatiana Maselli
