Hummingbird Plants

Autumn Sage

Salvia greggii

A compact, drought-tolerant native shrub that blooms nearly year-round in reds, corals, pinks, and whites.

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

A native perennial that erupts into clouds of soft blue-purple blooms just as fall pollinator activity peaks.

Columbine (Texas Gold)

Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana 'Texas Gold'

A true Texas endemic columbine with fern-like foliage and nodding golden flowers built for shade gardens.

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

A fast-growing native vine covered in coral-red trumpet blooms that hummingbirds can't resist.

Esperanza

Tecoma stans

A fast-growing native shrub with bold yellow trumpet blooms from spring straight through the first frost.

Flame Acanthus

Anisacanthus wrightii

A Texas native hummingbird magnet with brilliant orange-red tubular blooms from late spring through fall.

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos (and hardy hybrid cultivars)

Hardy Hibiscus is a native perennial with enormous, dinner-plate-sized blooms that open fresh daily through summer.

Rock Penstemon

Penstemon baccharifolius

A tough, rock-garden native with brilliant red blooms that peak during the hottest part of summer.

Tangerine Beauty Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Tangerine Beauty crossvine is a vigorous native vine with clusters of orange-red, trumpet-shaped flowers in spring. It climbs by tendrils and draws hummingbirds from spring into summer.

Texas Big Red Sage

Salvia pentstemonoides

A rare, vividly red-flowered native sage that hummingbirds seek out from spring through fall.

A hummingbird-mint hybrid valued for its raspberry-pink flower spikes that bloom continuously from midsummer into fall.

Bicolor salvia is a low, spreading sage with dark green leaves and deep blue-violet flowers from spring through fall. Bees and hummingbirds visit the blooms, and deer generally leave it alone.

Blue agave, or century plant, is a bold desert succulent that forms a giant rosette of blue-gray, sword-shaped leaves. It thrives in heat, drought, and poor soil and leaves behind offsets after it blooms.

Mesa Azure Salvia is a compact, hummingbird-friendly subshrub with lavender-purple blooms from spring through fall.

Mexican Bush Sage is a heat-tolerant perennial with velvety purple flower spikes that put on their best show from late summer into fall.

Pride of Barbados is a fast-growing tropical-look shrub with ruffled orange-red blooms that keep coming through the hottest summer months.