Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Iridescent green hummingbird with males showing brilliant magenta crown and gorget. Year-round Bay Area resident; males perform dramatic dive displays. Pollinates sage, currants, and flowering shrubs while feeding on nectar.
Plants that support Anna's Hummingbird
108 plants
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Nectar
Chaparral Currant
Ribes malvaceum
shrub
Nectar
Cleveland Sage
Salvia clevelandii
shrub
Nectar
Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea
perennial herb
Nectar
Island Snapdragon
Gambelia speciosa
shrub
Nectar
Manzanita (Vine Hill)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
shrub
Nectar
Monkeyflower (Scarlet)
Erythranthe cardinalis
perennial herb
Nectar
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
vine
Nectar
Sticky Monkey Flower
Diplacus aurantiacus
shrub
Nectar
Alameda Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pallida
shrub
Nectar
Beaked Penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
Bert Johnson Manzanita
Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'
perennial herb
Nectar
Big-leaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
tree
Nectar
Bigberry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
shrub
Nectar
Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
tree
Nectar
Bladderpod
Cleomella arborea
perennial herb
Nectar
Blue Dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
geophyte
Nectar
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Nectar
California Fan Palm
Washingtonia filifera
tree
Nectar
California Figwort
Scrophularia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
Nectar
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
perennial herb
Nectar
California Wild Rose
Rosa californica
shrub
Nectar
Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya pulverulenta
succulent
Nectar
Chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
shrub
Shelter
Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
shrub
Nectar
Cliff Maids
Lewisia cotyledon
perennial herb
Nectar
Coastal Hedgenettle
Stachys chamissonis
perennial herb
Nectar
Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
annual
Nectar
Coral Bells (Island Alumroot)
Heuchera maxima
perennial herb
Nectar
Coyote Mint
Monardella villosa
shrub
Nectar
Creeping Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium var. repens
shrub
Nectar
Creeping Sage
Salvia sonomensis
shrub
Nectar
Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus ledifolius
shrub
Nectar
Desert Lavendar
Condea emoryi
perennial herb
Nectar
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
perennial herb
Nectar
Douglas' Thistle
Cirsium douglasii var. douglasii
perennial herb
Nectar
Firecracker Flower
Dichelostemma ida-maia
perennial herb
Nectar
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Nectar
Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
perennial herb
Nectar
Fragrant Pitcher Sage
Lepechinia fragrans
perennial herb
Nectar
Fremon's Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fremontii
shrub
Nectar
Fringecups
Tellima grandiflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
shrub
Nectar
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
shrub
Nectar
Hairy Ceanothus
Ceanothus oliganthus
shrub
Nectar
Hillside Gooseberry
Ribes californicum var. californicum
shrub
Nectar
Hooker's Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri
annual
Nectar
Island mallow
Malva assurgentiflora
shrub
Nectar
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Nectar
Manzanita 'Emerald Carpet'
Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'
shrub
Nectar
Mount Diablo Manzanita
Arctostaphylos auriculata
shrub
Nectar
Mountain Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima
perennial herb
Nectar
Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Pink-flowered Refugio Manzanita
Arctostaphylos refugioensis 'Pinky'
perennial herb
Nectar
Pipevine
Aristolochia californica
vine
Nectar
Purple Haze California Aster
Aster chilensis 'Purple Haze'
perennial herb
Nectar
Purple sage
Salvia leucophylla
shrub
Nectar
Red Larkspur
Delphinium nudicaule
perennial herb
Nectar
Rose Sage
Salvia pachyphylla
perennial herb
Nectar
Santa Lucia Horkelia
Horkelia yadonii
perennial herb
Nectar
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Nectar
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Snowdrop Bush
Styrax redivivus
perennial herb
Nectar
Southern honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata
shrub
Nectar
Texas Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Van Houtte's Columbine
Aquilegia eximia
perennial herb
Nectar
Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
shrub
Nectar
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
tree
Nectar
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar
White bark California lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis
shrub
Nectar
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida
perennial herb
Nectar
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata
shrub
Nectar
Wild Farewell to Spring
Clarkia amoena 'The Real'
annual
Nectar
Woolly Blue Curls
Trichostema lanatum
shrub
Nectar
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
shrub
Nectar
Arroyo Willow
Salix lasiolepis
shrub
Nesting
Bearberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii
shrub
Nectar
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
tree
Nectar
California Saxifrage
Micranthes californica
perennial herb
Nectar
California blackberry
Rubus ursinus
shrub
Nectar
California skullcap
Scutellaria californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Catherine de la Mare Penstemon
Penstemon 'Catherine de la Mare'
perennial herb
Nectar
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
annual
Nectar
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
shrub
Nectar
Cupido Mariposa Lily
Calochortus uniflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
De la Mina Verbena
Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina'
perennial herb
Nectar
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
annual
Nectar
Ghostly Manzanita
Arctostaphylos silvicola 'Ghostly'
perennial herb
Nectar
Giant Figwort*
Adelinia grandis
perennial herb
Nectar
Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
shrub
Nectar
Indian Warrior
Pedicularis densiflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Ken Taylor Flannelbush
Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'
perennial herb
Nectar
Little Peach Lewisia
Lewisia longipetala 'Little Peach'
perennial herb
Nectar
Mission Manzanita
Xylococcus bicolor
perennial herb
Nectar
Narrow-leaf Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
perennial herb
Nectar
Newleaze Coral Mallow
Sphaeralcea 'NewLeaze Coral'
perennial herb
Nectar
Point Reyes Ceanothus
Ceanothus gloriosus
shrub
Nectar
Point Reyes Horkelia
Horkelia marinensis
perennial herb
Nectar
Primrose Monkey Flower
Erythranthe linearifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Primrose Monkey Flower
Erythranthe primuloides
perennial herb
Nectar
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Santa Lucia Bushmallow
Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'
shrub
Nectar
Shasta Snow Wreath
Neviusia cliftonii
perennial herb
Nectar
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
tree
Nectar
Vinegar-weed
Trichostema lanceolatum
annual
Nectar