Butterfly Hummingbird Chart

HUMMINGBIRD AND BUTTERFLY NECTAR PLANTS NATIVE TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA Compiled by Rufino Osorio April 2005 This list has been compiled from a wide variety of sources as well as personal observations. It is doubtful that the list is exhaustive and I welcome any additions as well as comments or corrections. Comments should be sent to ratibida69 at hotmail dot com. © 2005 Rufino Osorio. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the use is non-commercial, does not alter this document, and credit is given to the original author (Rufino Osorio) and source (http://www.rufino-osorio.com).

Scientific Name

Common Name

Attracts

Form

Aesculus pavia

Red Buckeye

Hummingbirds

Tree

Ageratina species

Snakeroot

Butterflies

Perennial

Ageratum littorale

Beach Ageratum

Butterflies

Perennial

Amelanchier arborea

Sarvisberry

Hummingbirds

Shrub/Tree

Amorpha species

Leadplant

Butterflies

Subshrub

Amsonia species

Blue Star

Butterflies

Perennial

Apocynum cannabinum

Dogbane

Butterflies

Perennial

Aquilegia canadensis

Columbine

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Asclepias species

Milkplant

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Baccharis species

Baccharis

Butterflies

Shrub/Tree

Bidens species

Beggarticks

Butterflies

Annual/Perennial

Bignonia capreolata

Cross Vine

Hummingbirds

Vine

Boltonia species

Doll’s Daisy

Butterflies

Perennial

Bourreria species

Strongbark

Butterflies

Shrub/Tree

Calamintha coccinea

Red-Basil

Hummingbirds

Perennial Last modified on July 30, 2010

Scientific Name

Common Name

Attracts

Form

Campanula americana

Tall Bellflower

Butterflies

Biennial

Campsis radicans

Trumpet Vine

Hummingbirds

Vine

Canna flaccida

Bandana-of-the-Everglades

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Carphephorus species

Paintbrush

Butterflies

Perennial

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush

Butterflies

Shrub

Cercis canadensis

Redbud

Butterflies

Shrub/Tree

Chromolaena species

Thoroughwort

Butterflies

Perennial

Clethra alnifolia

Sweet Pepperbush

Butterflies

Shrub

Conoclinium coelestinum

Blue Mistflower

Butterflies

Perennial

Cordia globosa

Curaçao Bush

Butterflies

Shrub

Cordia sebestena

Geiger Tree

Hummingbirds

Tree

Coreopsis species

Tickseed

Butterflies

Annual/Perennial

Crataegus species

Hawthorn

Butterflies

Shrub/Tree

Dalea species

Prairie-Clover

Butterflies

Perennial

Delphinium carolinianum

Larkspur

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Dicliptera species

Dicliptera

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Dyschoriste species

Twinflower

Butterflies

Perennial

Echinacea purpurea

Coneflower

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Elephantopus species

Elephant’s Foot

Butterflies

Perennial

Erythrina herbacea

Coral Bean

Hummingbirds

Shrub

Eupatorium species

Thoroughwort

Butterflies

Perennial

Fleischmannia incarnata

Thoroughwort

Butterflies

Perennial

Gaillardia pulchella

Indian Blanket

Butterflies

Annual/Perennial

Glandularia species

Mock Vervain

Butterflies

Annual/Perennial

Hamelia patens

Firebush

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Helianthus species

Sunflower

Butterflies

Annual/Perennial

Hibiscus aculeatus

Pineland Hibiscus

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

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Scientific Name

Common Name

Attracts

Form

Hibiscus coccineus

Red Hibiscus

Hummingbirds

Shrub

Hibiscus furcellatus

Woolly Hibiscus

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Hibiscus grandiflorus

Swamp Hibiscus

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Hibiscus moscheutos

Marsh Mallow

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Hibiscus poeppigii

Fairy Hibiscus

Hummingbirds

Shrub

Impatiens capensis

Touch-Me-Not, Jewelweed

Hummingbirds

Annual

Ipomoea hederifolia

Red Morning Glory

Hummingbirds

Vine

Ipomoea microdactyla

Man-in-the-Ground

Hummingbirds

Vine

Ipomopsis rubra

Standing-Cypress

Hummingbirds

Annual/Biennial

Iris species

Iris

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Jacquemontia species

Jacquemontia

Butterflies

Vine

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain-Laurel

Hummingbirds

Shrub

Koanophyllon villosum

Thoroughwort

Butterflies

Shrub

Kosteletzkya virginica

Salt Marsh Mallow

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Lantana depressa

Pineland Lantana

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Lantana involucrata

Button-Sage

Butterflies

Shrub

Liatris species

Blazing Star

Butterflies

Perennial

Lilium species

Wild Lily

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Lippia species

Frogfruit

Butterflies

Perennial

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree

Hummingbirds

Tree

Lobelia species

Lobelia

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Lonicera sempervirens

Coral Honeysuckle

Hummingbirds

Vine

Lupinus species

Lupine

Hummingbirds

Annual/Perennial

Melochia species

Melochia

Butterflies

Subshrub

Monarda punctata

Dotted Horse-Mint

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Pavonia paludicola

Swamp Pavonia

Hummingbirds

Shrub

Penstemon species

Beardtongue

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Phlox species

Phlox

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

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Scientific Name

Common Name

Attracts

Form

Physostegia species

Obedient Plant

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Piloblephis rigida

Pennyroyal

Butterflies

Perennial

Polygonatum biflorum

Solomon’s Seal

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Prunus species

Wild Cherry and Wild Plum

Butterflies

Shrub/Tree

Psychotria species

Wild-Coffee

Butterflies

Shrub

Pycnantheum species

Mountain-Mint

Butterflies

Perennial

Rhododendron species

Azalea and Rhododendron

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Rosa species

Wild Rose

Butterflies

Shrub

Rudbeckia species

Black-Eyed Susan

Butterflies

Biennial/Perennial

Ruellia caroliniensis

Wild-Petunia

Butterflies

Perennial

Salvia azurea

Azure Sage

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Salvia coccinea

Red Sage

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Salvia lyrata

Lyre-leaved Sage

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Silene regia

Royal Catchfly

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Silene virginica

Fire Pink

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Silphium species

Silphium

Butterflies

Perennial

Solidago species

Goldenrod

Butterflies

Perennial

Sophora tomentosa truncata

Necklace Pod

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Blue Porterweed

Butterflies

Perennial

Stokesia laevis

Stoke’s-Aster

Butterflies

Perennial

Suriana maritima

Bay-Cedar

Butterflies

Shrub

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Coralberry

Hummingbirds

Shrub

Symphyotrichum species

Aster

Butterflies

Perennial

Teucrium canadense

Canadian Germander

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Tillandsia fasciculata

Wild-Pine

Hummingbirds

Perennial

Trichostema dichotomum

Blue Curls

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Perennial

Vaccinium species

Blueberry

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Shrub/Tree

Verbena species

Vervain

Butterflies

Annual/Perennial

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Scientific Name

Common Name

Attracts

Form

Vernonia species

Ironweed

Butterflies

Perennial

Viburnum species

Viburnum

Butterflies

Shrub/Tree

Viola species

Violet

Butterflies

Perennial

Wisteria frutescens

American Wisteria

Hummingbirds

Vine

Yucca species

Yucca

Hummingbirds

Perennial/Shrub

Zizia species

Golden Alexander

Butterflies

Perennial

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