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Tag Archives: Plants for Hummingbirds
Oregon Native: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Plant Name: Ribes aureum
Common name: Golden Currant
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 3’ – 7’
Spread: 2’ – 6’
Bloom Time: Early to Mid Spring
Flower Color: Golden Yellow
Exposure: Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Variety of Soils with Medium to Slow Drainage.
Water Needs: Low to High.
Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies; Red Autumn Color; Attracts Bees & Birds; Deer Resistant; Fragrance of Cloves or Vanilla.
Note: Surround with Mulch.
Uses: Bee, Bird, Butterfly Gardens
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Photo Credit: U.S. Forest Service – Al Schneider
Horticulture Report: Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mountain Penstemon)
Plant Name: Penstemon strictus
Common name: Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial
Plant Height: 1’ – 4’
Spread: 3’
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color: Royal Blue to Purple
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Dry, Light, Well-Drained Soil, but will tolerate Heavy Soil.
Water Needs: Low
Attributes: Supports Native Bees; Attracts Birds & Hummingbirds.
Note: Spreads by Stolons.
Uses: Native Gardens
Native to: California, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah.
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo Credit: Jerry Friedman / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
Oregon Native Plant: Ribes nevadense
Plant Name: Ribes nevadense
Common name: Sierra Flowering Currant/Mountain Pink Currant
Plant Type: Deciduous Multi-Stem Shrub
Plant Height: 3’ – 6’
Spread: 3’
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Flower Color: Soft Pink
Exposure: Sun to Light Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates variety of soil with good drainage.
Water Needs: Can tolerate moderate drought, but prefers consistent moisture.
Attributes: Attracts Bees, Other Insects, Hummingbirds; Host for Butterflies & Moths; Fragrant Flowers.
Uses: Bee, Bird, and Butterfly Gardens; Native Gardens.
Note: The fruit is an edible bluish-black berry, somewhat waxy and studded with glandular hairs. Always get professional advice before consuming wild edibles; in the wild this berry can be confused with poisonous berries in the area.
Native to: California, Nevada, Oregon
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photo from:https://www.sevenoaksnativenursery.com/
Horticulture Report: Agastache hyssop
Plant Name: Agastache hyssop ‘Black Adder’ 
(A cross between A. foeniculum & A. rugosum
Common name: Black Adder Giant Anise Hyssop
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 2’ – 3’
Spread: 1.5’ – 2’
Bloom Time: June – Frost
Flower Color: Smokey Red Violet Flowers Emerge from Nearly Black Buds.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Tolerates Deer; Fragrant; Attracts Bees, Hummingbirds, & Butterflies.
Note: Deadhead Spent Flowers to Promote Additional Bloom. Leave Leaf & Flower Stems for Protection Over Winter. Crown/Root Rot may occur in poor draining soils.
Uses: Long-Blooming for Summer Border; Butterfly or Cottage Gardens; Good Cut Flower.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 – 9
Submitted by: Viki Ashford
Fall Color: Pineapple Sage!
Common Name: Pineapple Sage
Botanical Name: Salvia Elegans
Plant Type: Perennial (An annual in colder zones)
Height: 3- 4 ft
Width: 3-4 ft
Exposure: Full sun
Blooms: Scarlet-red exotic-looking tubular flowers
Bloom time: September to frost
Water Needs: Once establish needs only occasional watering
Attributes: Showy flowers, attracts hummingbirds. Culinary herb has a slight pineapple or citrus taste. Deer resistant! Easy Care, Waterwise plant
Uses: Culinary herb garden, Border gardens, Perennial gardens, Containers, Mass plantings, Poolside, Rock Gardens, Showy flowers.
USDA Hardiness Zones 8-10