Photo courtesy of The Hummingbird Society
| Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis | Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia | Willow Salix nigra (down from seeds for nests) |
| Chaste* Vitex agnus-castus (native to Mediterranean)
Only plant Shole Creek and Montrose Blue Cultivars |
| Autumn Sage Salvia greggii | Flame Acanthus Anisacanthus quadrifidis (wrightii) | Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa |
| Esperanza/Yellow bells Tecoma stans | Coralbean Erythrina herbacea | Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides |
| Cenizo Leucophylum frutescens | Lantana Lantana horrida | Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora |
| Rattlebush Sesbania drummondii | Bird of Paradise* Caesalpinia gilliesii (Mexico, naturalized in U.S.) | Abelia* Abelia grandiflora (China) |
| Beebalm/Bergamont* Monarda didyma (Eastern U.S.) | Hamelia/Firebush* Hamelia patens (Mexico) | Shrimp Plant* Beloperone guttata (Mexico) ? Justicia brandegeana |
| Mexican Honeysuckle* Justicia sp. (Mexico) spicigera ? | Mexican Bush Morning Glory* Ipomoea fistulosa (Mexico) | Cigar plant/Firecracker plant* Cuphea micropetala (Mexico) |
| Flowering Quince* Chaenomeles japonica (Japan) | Cape Honeysuckle* Tecomaria capensis | Butterfly Bush* Buddleia davidii |
| Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans | Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata | Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens |
| Snapdragon Vine Maurandia antirrhiniflora | Cypress Vine* Quamoclit sp. | Scarlet Runner Bean* Phaseolus coccineus |
| Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis | Indian Paintbrush Castileja indivisa | Salvia Salvia spp. |
| Horsemint Monarda citriodella | Foxglove/Beard tongue Penstemon spp. | Verbena Verbena spp. |
| Texas Betony Stachys coccinea | Red columbine Aguilegia canadensis | Yellow Columbine Aguilegia hinkleyana |
| Larkspur Delphinium spp. | Standing Cypress Ipomopsis rubra | Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis |
| Wild Tobacco Nicotiana glauca | Turk’s Cap Malvaviscus drummondii | Hibiscus* Hibiscus spp. |
| Mexican Butterflyweed* Asclepias currasavica | Firecracker plant* Russelia equisetiformis | Impatiens* Impatiens spp. |
| Begonia* Begonia spp. | Geranium* Pelargonium spp. | Rosemary* Rosmarinus officionalis |
| Fuchsia* Fuchsia sp. | Pentas* Pentas lanceolata | Iris* Iris spp. |
| Canna* Canna generalis | Red Hot Poker plant* Kniphofia uvaria |
*Indicates introduced/non-native
For more information on this topic:
The Bexar County Master Gardener Hotline Speak to one of our volunteer Master Gardeners on duty, 210-631-0400 or E-mail at info@bexarmg.org
David Rodriguez – County Horticulture Agent-Bexar County, 210-631-0400 or E-mail at dhrodriguez@ag.tamu.edu
