Regional Plants for Hummingbird Gardens
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Central/Southern California
Hummingbirds: Allen's, Anna's, black-chinned, calliope, Costa's, rufous |
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ANNUALS
impatiens (Impatiens hybr.)
toadflax (Linaria maroccana)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
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VINES
trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
trailing abutilon (Abutilon megapotamicum)
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PERENNIALS
aloe vera (Aloe perryi)
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja californica)
scarlet bugler (Penstemon labrosus)
scarlet larkspur (Delphinium cardinale)
fuchsia 'red spider' (Fuchsia hybr.)
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scarlet monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis)
crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
shrimp plant (Justica brandgeana)
pineapple sage 'ruby' (Salvia elegans)
California Indian pink (Silene californica)
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SHRUBS
Chinese lantern (Abutilon hybridum)
red bird-of-paradise (Casalpinia pulcherrima)
crimson bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus)
Cape honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis)
lantana (Lantana camara)
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TREES
mimosa (Albizzia julibrissin)
orange, lemon, grapefruit (Citrus sp.)
silk oak (Grevillea robusta)
tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca)
red-flowering eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.)
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Pacific Northwest
Hummingbirds: Anna's, black-chinned, calliope, rufous |
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ANNUALS
satin flower (Clarkia amoena)
foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
gladiolus (Gladiolus hybr.)
grand collomia (Collomia grandiflora)
velvet flower (Salpiglosis sinuata)
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
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VINES
orange honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
Chilean bellflower (Laphgeria rosea)
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccinea)
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PERENNIALS
delphinium (Delphinium hybridum)
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja californica)
bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa)
fire weed (Epilobium angustifolium)
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red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria)
crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum)
penstemon (Penstemon sp.)
hidge-nettle (Stachys cooleyae)
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SHRUBS
manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.)
twinberry (Lonicera invulcrata)
rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)
red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
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TREES
California buckeye (Aesculus californica)
horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
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Northeast
Hummingbirds: ruby-throated |
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ANNUALS
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
gladiolus (Gladiolus hybr.)
impatiens (Impatiens hybr.)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
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VINES
morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccinea)
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PERENNIALS
delphinium 'King Arthur' (Delphinium hybridum)
butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa)
jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
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cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
coral bells (Huchera sanguinea)
bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
wild sweet William (Phlox maculata)
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SHRUBS
buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
cardinal shrub (Weigela florida)
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TREES
redbud (Cercis canadensis)
hawthorn (Crategus sp.)
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
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Southeast
Hummingbirds: ruby-throated |
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ANNUALS
sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
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VINES
red morning glory (Ipomoea coccinea)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
cross vine (Bignonia capreolata)
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
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PERENNIALS
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
red turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)
bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa)
jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
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cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
standing cypress (Ipomopsis rubra)
fire pink (Silene virginica)
bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica)
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SHRUBS
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
lantana (Lantana camara)
azalea (Rhododendron sp.)
coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
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TREES
red buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
crab apple (Malus coronaria)
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
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Florida/Gulf Coast, Southern Texas
Hummingbirds: black-chinned, buff-bellied, ruby-throated, rufous |
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ANNUALS
garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
impatiens (Impatiens hybr.)
lemon mint (Monarda citriodora)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
annual phlox (Phlox drummondii)
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VINES
red morning glory (Ipomoea coccinea)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
Carolina jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
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PERENNIALS
Mexican butterflyweed (Asclepias curassivica)
canna (Cana inidca)
Mexican cigar plant (Cuphea micropetala)
bromeliads (Tillandsia, Guzmania)
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scarlet hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus)
standing cypress (Ipomopsis rubra)
shrimp plant (Justica brandegeana)
firecracker bush (Russelia equisetiformis)
autumn sage (Salvia greggii)
Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha)
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SHRUBS
flame flower (Anisacanthus wrightii)
coral bean (Erythrina herbacea)
scarlet bush (Hamela patens)
purple cestrum (Cestrum elegans)
calico bush (Lantana horrida)
Turk's cap (Malvaviscus drummondii)
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TREES
dessert willow (Chilopsis linearis)
orange, lemon, grapefruit (Citrus sp.)
royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
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Western Mountains
Hummingbirds: black-chinned, calliope, rufous, broad-tailed |
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ANNUALS
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
tiny trumpet (Collomia linearis)
impatiens (Impatiens hybr.)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
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VINES
red morning glory (Ipomoea coccinea)
orange honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
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PERENNIALS
columbine (Aquilegia elegantula)
Wyoming paintbrush (Castilleja linariaefolia)
giant red paintbrush (Castilleja minata)
fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)
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scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)
scarlet lychnis (Lynchnis chalcedonica)
horsemint (Monarda fistulosa)
penstemon (Penstemon bridgesii)
longleaf phlox (Phlox longifolia)
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SHRUBS
green-leaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula)
Siberian pea (Caragana arborescens)
flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
flowering currant (Ribes gordonianum)
blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)
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TREES
Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
flowering crab (Malus sp.)
chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
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Southwest
Hummingbirds: Allen's, Anna's, black-chinned, blue-throated,
broad-billed, broad-tailed, calliope,
Costa's, magnificent, rufous |
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ANNUALS
scarlet flax (Linum grandiflorum)
scarlet betony (Stachys coccinea)
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VINES
red morning glory (Ipomoea coccinea)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
snapdragon vine (Asarina antirrhiniflora)
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
glory flower (Eccremocarpus scaber)
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PERENNIALS
bouvardia (Bowardia temifolia)
cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
scarlet monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis)
beardlip penstemon (Penstemon barbatus)
scarlet bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius)
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Arizona penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis)
autumn sage (Salvia greggii)
Lemmon's sage (Salvia lemmonii)
mountain sage (Salvia regla)
Mexican pink (Silene laciniata)
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SHRUBS
desert honeysuckle (Anisacanthus thurberi)
red bird-of-paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
bladderbush (Cleome isomeris)
ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)
yellow trumpetflower (Tecoma stans)
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TREES
coral bean (Erythrina flabelliformis)
eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.)
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Midwest
Hummingbirds: ruby-throated |
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ANNUALS
hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
gladiolus (Gladiolus hybr.)
spider flower (Cleome spinosa)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata)
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VINES
morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans)
trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
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PERENNIALS
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa)
jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
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cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
coral bells (Huchera sanguinea)
bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
fire pink (Silene virginica)
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SHRUBS
butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
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TREES
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
tuplip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
crab apple (Malus angustifolia)
black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
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