What's Blooming? April 30th, 2024
Kara Davidson
Serviceberry
Today we’d like to introduce you to the serviceberry, also known as shadbush, a plant native to most of the eastern portion of the United States. Here at Butterflies of Cape Cod, it is one of our first native flowering trees for pollinators in the spring. It is blooming right now!
Serviceberry has flowers in the spring, berries in the summer, and beautiful foliage in the fall. Birds love the berries, but this tree also attracts butterflies and bees. It is a low-maintenance plant that is salt tolerant (important for the coastal communities!) as well as deer and rabbit-resistant.
It’s the host plant for numerous butterflies such as the viceroy and tiger swallowtail.