Hummingbird plants

Hummingbird plants

Favorite Plants of Hummingbirds

• Abelia grandiflora-- Glossy Abelia (shrub)
• Aesculus sp.-- horsechestnut or buckeyes (tree)
• Agave americana-- century plant
• Albizzia julibrissin-- silk-tree or "mimosa"
• Althea sp.-- marsh-mallow, hollyhocks
• Anisacanthus thurberi-- taperosa (shrub)
• Aquilegia sp.--columbine
• Begonia sp.
• Beloperone californica-- chuperosa
• Beloperone guttata-- shrimp plant
• Buddleia sp.-- butterfly bushes (shrubs)
• Campsis radicans-- trumpet vine
• Canna generalis-- canna
• Caragana arborescnes-- Siberian pea-tree
• Cestrum purpureum-- purple cestrum
• Citrus sp.-- orange trees
• Cleome spinosa-- spider flower
• Crataegus sp.-- hawthorne or thorn-apple
• Delonix regia-- royal poinciana
• Delphinium sp.
• Dianthus sp.--pinks; sweet Williams
• Erythrina cristi-galli-- cockspur coral-tree
• Eucalyptus sp. esp the scarlet-flowering types
• Fouquieria splendens-- ocotillo
• Fuchsia sp.
• Gilia sp.
• Gladiolus sp.
• Grevillea robusta and thelemanniana-- silk oak
• Hamelia erecta-- scarlet bush
• Hemerocallis sp.,--daylilies
• Heuchera sanguinea-- coral bells
• Hibiscus sp. (shrub)
• Impatiens balsamina-- garden balsam
• Ipomoea sp.-- morning glory family of plants (my favorite is Ipomoea quamoclit)
• Ipomopsis rubra -- standing cypress
• Iris sp.
• Jasminum sp.-- jasmine
• Kolkwitzia amabilis-- beautybush (shrub)
• Lantana sp.
• Lilium sp.-- lilies
• Lupinus sp.-- lupines
• Malvaviscus drummondi-- Texas mallow, or Spanish apple (shrub)
• Monarda sp.-- beebalm, oswego tea, bergamot
• Nepeta cataria-- catnip
• Nicotiana glauca-- tree tobacco
• Nicotiana sanderae-- flowering tobacco
• Parkinsonia microphylla-- Palo verde
• Pedicularis sp.-- wood betony, lousewort
• Pelargonium sp.-- geraniums
• Penstemon sp.-- beard-tongue
• Petunia sp.
• Phlox sp.
• Poinciana gilliesi-- bird of paradise
• Quamoclit sp.-- cardinal climber (Ipomoea coccinea)
• Rhododendron sp.-- azaleas, rhodies
• Salvi sp.-- sages
• Saponaria officinalis-- bouncing bet
• Scabiosa sp.-- pincushion flower
• Tecomaria capensis-- cape honeysuckle
• Tritonia sp.-- red-hot poker
• Tropaeolum majus-- nasturtium
• Verbena sp.
• Vinca major-- periwinkle
• Vitex agnus-castus-- chastetree
• Weigela sp.
• Yucca sp.-- Spanish dagger