Tag: hummingbird plant

Coral Honeysuckle

Posted on | Balcony / Container, Dry Sunny Garden, Native Plant Profile

Coral honeysuckle is a twining native vine with dark blue-green leaves and showy, trumpet-shaped flowers in red to orange-red with yellow interiors. It blooms from spring into summer and is one of the best native plants for attracting hummingbirds, which are its primary pollinators. Bees, butterflies, and some moths visit as well, and songbirds eat […] Continue reading "Coral Honeysuckle"

Eastern Red Columbine

Posted on | Dry Shade, Native Plant Profile, Woodland Garden

Wild columbine is a branching perennial that grows 2–3 feet tall and about 1.5 feet wide. The red and yellow flowers nod downward with distinctive backward-pointing spurs and dangling yellow stamens — an unusual and eye-catching combination. The rounded, lobed leaves are attractive even when the plant isn’t blooming. It thrives in partial shade with […] Continue reading "Eastern Red Columbine"