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PLANTS THAT ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS
Native Plants Listed in Bold
Select plant name for more information. (Plant
links from Floridata.com and enature.com, when available)
FS=Full Sun, PS=Partial Shade, Sh=Full Shade
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Scientific
Name
Common name
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Type
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Height
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Spread
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Comments
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Bauhinia
variegata
Hong Kong Orchid
|
Tree |
20-40' |
20-30' |
FS-PS; deciduous; fast grower; high drought
tolerance; moderate salt tolerance |
Callistemon
citrinus
Red bottle-brush
|
Tree |
10-15' |
10-15' |
FS; evergreen; prefers acid soils |
Cordia
sebestena
Geiger Tree
|
Tree |
25-30' |
20-25' |
FS-PS; evergeen; high drought
and salt tolerance |
Jatropha
integerrima
Jatropha
|
Tree |
10-15' |
10-15' |
FS-PS; evergreen; well-drained
soil; may freeze back to the ground in cold weather but
comes back from roots. |
Buddleia
spp.
Butterfly Bush
|
Shrub |
6-10' |
6-10' |
FS; susceptible to frost; moderate salt
tolerance |
Clerodendrum
paniculatum
Pagoda Flower
|
Shrub |
6-10' |
6-10' |
FS-PS; low salt-tolerance; well-drained,
dry soils; evergreen |
Erythrina
herbacea
Coralbean
|
Shrub |
3-5' |
4-8' |
FS-PS; well-drained soil; salt and drought
tolerant; deciduous |
Hamelia
patens
Firebush
|
Shrub |
8-10' |
4-6' |
FS-Sh; well-drained, moist or dry soils;
can die back in freeze but comes back from roots |
Hibiscus
coccineus
Scarlet Hibiscus
|
Shrub |
6-8' |
2-3' |
FS-PS; low salt tolerance; dies back to
ground in winter; moist to wet soil |
Ixora
coccinea
Ixora
|
Shrub |
10-15' |
3-6' |
FS-PS; low salt tolerance; well-drained,
dry soils |
Sophora
tomentosa
Necklace Pod
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Shrub |
5-6' |
3-4' |
FS-PS; high drought and salt-tolerance;
well-drained, dry soil |
Justicia
brandegeana
Shrimp Plant
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Perennial |
2-4' |
3-6' |
FS-Sh; may freeze back to ground; well-drained,
dry or wet soil; no salt tolerance |
Justicia
carnea
Jacobinia
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Perennial |
2-4' |
1-3' |
FS-PS; may freeze to ground; well-drained
soil; no salt tolerance |
Lobelia
cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
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Perennial |
2-4' |
1-3' |
FS-Sh; needs wet soil; low salt tolerance |
Mirabilis
jalapa
Four o'clock
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Perennial |
2-4' |
1-3' |
FS; well-drained soil |
Monarda
punctata
Dotted Horsemint
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Perennial |
2-4' |
1-3' |
FS-PS; moist, well-drained soils; no salt
tolerance |
Odontonema
strictum
Firespike
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Perennial |
4-6' |
3-4' |
PS; well-drained soil |
Russelia
equisetiformis
Firecracker plant
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Perennial |
2-4' |
Indef. |
FS; well-drained soil; spreads; can be used
as contained plant |
Salvia
coccinea
Scarlet Sage
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Perennial |
2-3' |
2-3' |
FS-PS; dry soil; well-drained soil; drought
tolerant |
Salvia
elegans
Pineapple sage
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Perennial |
2-4' |
3-6' |
FS-PS; well-drained soil |
Aloe
spp
Aloe
|
Ground Cover |
0-1' |
1-3' |
FS-Sh; well-drained soil; dry soil; high
salt tolerance |
Dianthus
barbatus
Sweet william
|
Ground Cover |
0-1' |
0-1' |
FS-PS; well-drained soil |
Salvia
greggii
Autumn Sage
|
Ground Cover |
1-2' |
3-5' |
FS, well-drained soil; dry soil |
Sedum
Spectabile
Showy stonecrop
|
Ground Cover |
1-2' |
1-3' |
FS; well-drained soil; dry soil |
Bignonia
capreolata
Cross Vine
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Vine |
vine |
30'++ |
FS-PS; moist, well-drained soils; evergeen;
spreads quickly! |
Campsis
radicans
Orange Trumpet Vine
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Vine |
vine |
30'++ |
FS-PS; moist, well-drained soil; cold and
salt tolerant; spreads quickly! |
Lonicera
sempervirens
Coral honeysuckle
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Vine |
vine |
10-15' |
FS-PS; does best in moist, fertile
soil but will tolerate drought; poor salt tolerance |
