Hummingbird Garden

The sunny top terraces inside the fence comprise the hummingbird garden. Several species migrate through central Texas in the spring and fall. They are attracted to red, orange, and pink flowers with tubular or trumpet-shaped buds. Plant these to attract hummingbirds to your garden:

Trees/shrubs

• Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens)

• Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)

• Flame acanthus (Anisacanthus quadrifidus)

• Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)

Perennials

• Canna spp.

• Esperanza (Tecoma stans)

• Lantana spp. (Especially Texas and Dallas Red)

• Salvia, lyre leaf (Salvia lyrata)

• Salvia greggii (Salvia greggii)

• Salvia, tropical (Salvia coccinea)

• Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)

Vines

• Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)

• Flame vine, Mexican (Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides)

Annuals/biennials

• Standing cypress (Ipomopsis rubra)

• Larkspur (Delphinium)

This garden doubles as a cut-flower garden and also attracts many butterfly species. This year, the Monarch and Queen butterflies were especially drawn to Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), which is very drought tolerant and easy to grow from seed.

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