GC.SUL@forsythe.stanford.edu (MIKE SULLIVAN) (02/13/89)
I happened to see this bboard, My wife karen has a nursery that specializes in flowers that attracts hummingbirds in La Honda Ca. Here is a partial list she gave me of plants that attract hummingbirds. Write her (Karen Sullivan PO Box 225, La Honda, CA 94020) for a complete plant list, or email a postal mailing address to me. She has a complete Catalog of over 350 species. PLANTS IN PROPAGATION FOR 1889 (availability will vary) * California native + Probable short supply +Abutilon megapotamicum FLOWERING MAPLE A. hybrids +Agastache coccinea A. mexicana Anigozanthus flavidus KANGAROO PAW green, yellow or red Anigozanthus manglesii *Aquilegia formosa WESTERN COLUMBINE Buddleia davidii BUTTERFLY BUSH Campsis radicans TRUMPET VINE Columnea species Cuphea platycentra Dicliptera suberecta *Diplacus aurantiacus STICKY MONKEY FLOWER *D. flemingii *D.longiflorus var rutilus *D. puniceus RED BUSH MONKEYFLOWER Fuchsia arboresces LILAC FUCHSIA F. encliandra +F. lycioides F. magellanica molinae +F. serratifolia F. thymifolia F. 'tincta' *Galvezia speciosa BUSH ISLAND SNAPDRAGON *G. s. 'Purissima' Heuchera sanguinea CORAL BELLS Hibiscus trionum Impatiens balfourii I. glandulifera *Isomeris arborea BLADDERPOD *Ipomopsis aggregata SKYROCKET, SCARLET GILLIA I. rubra TEXAS PLUME, STANDING CYPRESS Kniphofia uvaria TORCH LILY *Lavatera assurgentiflora TREE MALLOW L. species (lavender flower) Leonotis leonurus LIONS TAIL Lobelia laxiflora *Mimulus cardinalis SCARLET MONKEY FLOWER *M lewisii LEWIS MONKEY FLOWER +Mirabilis jalapa FOUR O'CLOCK Monarda didyma BEE BALM M. 'VIOLET QUEEN' (lavender) +M. fistulosa WILD BERGAMOT +Nematanthus species Nicotiana glauca TREE TOBACCO *Penstemon barbatus *P.b. 'PRARIE FIRE' *P.b. 'ROSE ELF' (Pink) P.b. 'UTAH HYBRIDS' *P. campanulatus *P. centranthifolius SCARLET BUGLER *P. eatonii EATON'S FIRECRACKER P. havardii BIG BEND PENSTEMON *P. isophyllus *P. labrosus GOLDEN BEARD TONGUE P. parryi PARRY'S PENSTEMON *P. pinifolius PINELEAF PENSTEMON *P. pseudospectablis DESERT BEARDTONGUE +P. subulatus P. strictus ROCKY MOUNTAIN PENSTEMON Salvia canariensis S. cardinalis *S. clevelandii CLEVELAND'S SAGE S. coccinea (red or pink) S. COSTA RICA S. elegans (gracilistyla) PINEAPPLE SAGE +S. discolor S. gesneriflora S. greggii AUTUMN SAGE (fuchsia or salmon) S. guaranitica NUTMEG SAGE S. hallowayii S. 'HONEYMELON' DWARF PINEAPPLE SAGE S. involucrata ROSY LEAF SAGE +S. lemmonii LEMMON'S SAGE S. leucantha MEXICAN BUSH SAGE S. microphyllia S. microphyllia 'SELECT' (fuzzy flower) *S. spathacea HUMMINGBIRD SAGE +S. uglinosa BOG SAGE *Satureja mimuloides +S. seleriana Tecomaria capensis CAPE HONEYSUCKLE Watsonia beatreacis *Zauschineria arizonica HUMMINGBIRD FUCHSIA *Z. californica CALIFORNICA FUCHSIA *Z. cana HOARY HUMMINGBIRD FUCHSIA *Z. 'BOWMAN'S 1' *Z. 'BRILLIANT SMITH' *Z. 'CLOVERDALE' *Z. GREY LEAF HYBRID (U.C.) *Z. latifolia 'EVERRETS CHOICE' *Z. 'MATTOLE' *Z. septentrionales *Z. 'SOLIDARITY PINK' *Z. 'UVAS' Abelia floribunda MEXICAN ABELIA +Alstroemeria psittacina (pulchella) PERUVIAN LILY Beloperone guttata SHRIMP PLANT +Bouvardia bouvardioides +B. glaberrima SMOOTH BOUVARDIA +B. scabrida +B. ternifolia Brunsfelsia nyctaginioides +Cestrum elegans +C.e. smithii (pink) *Chilopsis linearis DESERT WILLOW Correa pulchella Correa reflexa 'YANAKIE' Cuphea chileae (orange or purple) Cuphea micropetala +Iochroma cyaneum +I. c. (purple) +I. fuchsioides +Justicia sericea +J. specigera (incana) *Keckiella cordifolia HONEYSUCKLE PENSTEMON, HEARTLEAF PENST. Lepuchinia hastata +Lobelia cardinalis CARDINAL FLOWER +Lobelia siphilitica (blue) *Monardella macrantha MOUNTAIN PENNYROYAL +Polemonium pauciflorum PINE TRUMPETS Polimintha longiflora *Ribes speciosum FUCHSIA FLOWERED GOOSEBERRY Schizostylus coccinea (pink or red) +Stachys coccinea TEXAS BETONY +Eremophila decipens +E. 'MURCHISON RIVER' +Grevillea canberra +G. 'CONSTANCE' +G. ROBYN GORDON +Templetonia retusa *Trichostema lanatum WOOLY BLUE CURLS ('SALMON CREEK')