Ontario Native Plants List
This is a list of plants that are native to Ontario that can be used to attract hummingbirds to your garden.
You can jump to a specific plant type by clicking the links below.
To see pictures of these plants, click on the latin names (this will open a new browser window).
Click here for more information about USDA Zones.
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Latin Name Common Name Flower Colour Height Bloom Time USDA Zone Lonicera canadensis American Fly-honeysuckle Green/Yellow 3 ft April to May 3 Lonicera dioica Mountain Honeysuckle Orange/Red 3-7 ft May 2 Lonicera hirsuta Hairy Honeysuckle Yellow 3-9 ft May to July 2 Lonicera involucrata Bracted Honeysuckle Yellow 3-9 ft June to July 2 Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant Green/Yellow 3-5 ft April to May 3 Ribes glandulosum Skunk Currant Yellow 3-5 ft April to May 2 Ribes hirtellum Smooth Currant Green/Red 3-5 ft April to May 2 Ribes oxyacanthoides Canada Gooseberry White 3-5 ft April to May 2 Ribes triste Swamp Red Currant Red 2-3 ft April to May 2 - Vines
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Latin Name Common Name Flower Colour Height Bloom Time USDA Zone Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper Orange/Red 5-60 ft July to August 4 - Trees
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Latin Name Common Name Flower Colour Height Bloom Time USDA Zone Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Yellow/Orange 40-100 ft April to May 4 - Perennials
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Latin Name Common Name Flower Colour Height Bloom Time USDA Zone Agastache foeniculum Giant Blue Hyssop Blue/Purple 3-4 ft August 3 Aquilegia canadensis Columbine Red 1-2 ft May to June 2 Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch Cream 2-4 ft July to August 3 Castilleja coccinea Scarlet Indian-paintbrush Red/Green 1-2 ft May to June 2 Chelone glabra White Turtlehead White 1-3 ft July to September 3 Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Purple 3-5 ft June to August 2 Epupatorium maculatum Joe Pye Weed Purple 4-6 ft July to September 4 Epupatorium purpureum Joe Pye Weed Purple 4-6 ft July to September 4 Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Rose Mallow Pink 3-7 ft July to August 4 Lilium canadense Canada Lily Yellow/Orange/
Red4-6 ft June to July 4(3) Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily Orange/Red 3-5 ft June to July 4 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Red 2-5 ft July to September 3 Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco White/Purple 1-3 ft July to September 4(3) Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Blue/Purple 2-3 ft July to September 4(3) Lobelia spicata Pale-spiked Lobelia White/Blue 1-4 ft June to August 4(3) Monarda didyma Red Bee Balm Red 1-4 ft June to August 3 Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue White 2-4 ft June to July 3(2) Penstemon gracilis Slender Beard-tongue Purple 1-1.5 ft May to August 3 Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue Purple 2-3 ft May to July 3 Silphium perfolaitum Cup Plant Yellow 6-8 ft August to September 4 Silene virginica Fire Pink Scarlet 1-2 ft May to June 4(3) - Annuals
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Latin Name Common Name Flower Colour Height Bloom Time USDA Zone Impatiens capensis Spotted Jewel-weed Red/Orange 3-5 ft August to September 2