Hummingbird Garden Plants
Native plants for hummingbirds can provide moisture, food, cover for protection and nesting sites.
Selecting a combination of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that flower at different times of the year will ensure that local hummingbirds have enough food and liquids year-round. In particular, fall and winter flowering plants can be very important for survival.
The list below focuses on food (nectar) plants.
Name |
Common Name |
Family |
Growth Form |
Flowering Season |
| Abutilon palmeri | Indian Mallow | Mallow | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow | Sunflower | Perennial | Spring to summer |
| Agave deserti | Desert Century Plant | Lily | Succulent | Spring |
| Agave shawii | Shaw’s Century Plant | Lily | Succulent | Spring |
| Aquilegia formosa | Western Columbine | Buttercup | Perennial | Late spring |
| Arctostaphylos spp. and cultivars | Manzanita | Heath | Shrub | Winter |
| Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster | Pea | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Ceanothus spp. and cultivars | Wild Lilac | Buckthorn | Shrub | Spring |
| Chilopsis linearis and cultivars | Desert Willow | Bignonia | Tree | Summer |
| Comarostaphylis diversifolia | Summer Holly | Heath | Shrub | Late spring |
| Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster | Pea | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Dudleya spp. | Live Forever | Stonecrop | Succulent | Spring to summer |
| Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume | Rose | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Galvezia speciosa | Bush Snapdragon | Figwort | Shrub | Summer |
| Heuchera spp. and cultivars | Coral Bells | Saxifrage | Perennial | Spring |
| Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster | Pea | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Hyptis emoryi | Desert Lavender | Mint | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Ipomopsis spp. | Scarlet Gilia | Phlox | Perennial | Spring to summer |
| Justicia californica | Belloperone | Acanthus | Shrub | Spring to summer |
| Keckiellespp. | Keckiella | Figwort | Shrub | Summer |
| Lavatera spp. and cultivars | Tree Mallow | Mallow | Shrub, small tree | Spring to summer |
| Lilim (some species) | Lily | Lily | Perennial | Late spring |
| Mahonia (Berberis) spp. and cultivars | Barberry | Barberry | Shrub | Spring |
| Malacothamnus spp. and cultivars | Bush Mallow | Mallow | Perennials, shrub | Spring to summer |
| Mimulus spp. and cultivars | Monkey Flower | Figwort | Annulas, perennials, shrubs | Spring |
| Mirabilis californica spp. | Wishbone Bush | Four O'Clock | Perennial | Spring |
| Monardella spp. and cultivars | Mints, Balms | Mint | Perennial | Spring |
| Nolina parryi | Beargrass | Lily | Shrub-like | Spring |
| Penstemon spp. and cultivars | Snapdragons | Figwort | Perennials, shrubs | Spring, summer |
| Rhododendron occidentale spp. | Western Azalea | Heath | Shrub | Spring, fall |
| Rhus integrifolia | Lemonade Berry | Sumac, Cashew | Shrub | Spring |
| Rhus ovata | Sugar Bush | Sumac, Cashew | Shrub | Spring |
| Ribes spp. and cultivars | Wild Currant | Gooseberry | Shrub | Late fall, winter, spring |
| Salvia spp. and cultivars | Sages | Mints | Annuals, perennials, shrubs | Spring, fall |
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert Mallow | Mallow | Shrub | Spring, summer, fall |
| Trichostema lanatum and cultivars | Woolly Blue Curls | Mint | Shrub | Spring and summer |
| Chialpa tashkentensis | Chitalpa | Bignonia | Tree | Summer |
| Yucca spp. | Yucca | Lilly | Shrub-like | Spring |
| Zauschneria (Epilobium) spp. | California Fuchsia | Evening-Primrose | Perennial | Summer and fall |