Clethra Hummingbird

Soft pumpkin-orange upward facing tubular blooms are borne on an upright to spreading deciduous shrub. Blooms from mid-summer to fall. Needs a well drained soil. As the name implies, Hummingbirds enjoy the nectar of this shrub.

Barleria lupulina is known to have medicinal properties and is used in its native range to treat a wide range of ailments most relate to pain relief but it also used to treat snake bites, insect bites, and animal bites.

An unusual plant rarely found for sale in the US, Giant Blue African Salvia produces spikes, up to 16" high, of blue to purple, up to 2" long, hooded, two-lipped, tubular, lightly fragrant flowers throughout the warmer months of the year.

It is also moderately drought resistant once well established but will produce the most flowers when it is provided with average moisture during the growing season. Cape Honeysuckle is evergreen in frost free climates and is deciduous in the cooler portions...

Like the rest of the members its genus it is typically found in moist to wet areas growing along stream banks and ditches. Physostegias will readily spread by underground rhizomes and may eventually create a dense groundcover-like effect.

Provide this native Penstemon with a well-drained soil but it will do well in average garden soils with average moisture. A drought tolerant clump forming native perennial with a tidy habit that attracts Hummingbirds, butterflies, and multitude of other...

It looks great spilling from containers, raised beds, over walls, and can even be used as an informal groundcover. The Coral Firecracker Fern produces loads of 1" coral-pink tubular flowers that are born in large loose clusters throughout the warmer months...

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Provide Hot Lips with good drainage and ample sunlight for the best performance and a winter mulch in the cooler portions...

Betsy's Choice Salvia originates from the garden of noted Salvia author Betsy Clebcsh. Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher. In the northern portions of its range provide a breathable winter mulch to help...

They can also be pruned in spring just before growth begins again. Bright lipstick pink, 1" long tubular flowers are born on loose short spikes from summer through fall on this vigorous selection of the drought tolerant Autumn Sage.

Spikes of sunny yellow tubular flowers are borne nearly continuously from spring to frost atop fragrant blue-gray foliage. A delight for hummingbirds and butterflies, the Arizonatm Sun Agastache are perfectly sized to create colorful containers or to...

While Hummingbirds and Sulphur Butterflies add color and motion. Bronze and reddish-orange tinged green foliage provides the backdrop for the display. Hamelia is a Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen...

Conical spikes of deep red, 3" long tubular flowers are produced nearly continuously throughout the growing season on this vigorous and easy to grow shrub to shrub-like perennial. Bidwill's Coral Tree is a hybrid of our native Mamou Bean, Erythrina herbacea,...

In zones 5 and 6 it is suggested that you tie up the foliage atop the crown to give added winter protection. Pocotm Yellow Kniphofia produces dense spikes of deep yellow tubular flowers that adorn short sturdy spikes beginning early in the season and...

Either way, these are excellent, hardy, and long-lived perennials with immense flower power. It's hard to beat Turk's Cap for sheer flower power! From summer to fall the brilliant red flowers just keep coming.

An uncommon, but beautiful native perennial, producing upward facing coral-red tubular buds that open to show off the star-like flowers with a creamy yellow to greenish yellow throat.

It is probably best suited to landscape plantings in only the mildest winter climates and may freeze to the ground if temperatures reach the mid to low 20 o F's. Young plants of the Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia juncea , may resemble the...

They may defoliate early if exposed to extended periods of drought. Large spikes of deep red tubular flowers touched with yellow seem to be timed with the arrival of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds.

Providing a mulch and a protected area will help as well. Purple Firespike also makes an easy tropical looking container plant for the porch and patio and can be overwintered indoors where not hardy.

Garden Phlox is also known as Summer Border Phlox or Fall Phlox, it is a hardy clump forming, upright growing herbaceous perennial found throughout much of the eastern and central US.

Clusters of scarlet tubular flowers with orange throats are produced from late spring to fall on this easy to grow and vigorous Honeysuckle. The flowers may be followed by clusters of showy bright showy red berries that are enjoyed by birds and other...

2-3" long, light bluish purple, slightly flaring tubular flowers are produced in large hanging clusters designed for hummingbird pollination. This miniature cousin of the Angel's Trumpet is easily enjoyed as a container plant where not hardy.

Smooth, narrow, waxy, rich green foliage. The Giant Turk's Cap is considered to be a hybrid, either man-made or natural, and has been passed around for many years and is now known by a variety of common names including: Mazapan, Sleepy Hibiscus, Sleepy...

Resistant to browsing by deer and moderately drought resistant once well-established. The ripe fruits are readily consumed by birds and other wildlife, along with the occasional curious human.

This selection does show solid green new growth from time to time which should be pruned away. The only real maintenance for Turk's Cap is to prune away the dead stems in winter where they freeze to near the ground and to mulch them as needed.

The Brazilian Firecracker Vine is a succulent, twining vine well suited as a vertical accent in container gardens. The Brazilian Firecracker Vine produces a profusion of red-orange, yellow-tipped tubular flowers throughout the year on this dainty tropical...

The trumpet shaped flowers attract hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators. The unusual compound, glossy, dark green foliage takes on orange, red, bronze, and purple tones when grown in full sun during fall and winter.