Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Tiny iridescent violet hummingbird with glittering gorget extending down chest. Desert specialist now expanding into Bay Area chaparral areas. Pollinates sage and currants; diving courtship display is spectacular.
Plants that support Costa's Hummingbird
24 plants
Desert Lavendar
Condea emoryi
perennial herb
Nectar
Bladderpod
Cleomella arborea
perennial herb
Nectar
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
perennial herb
Nectar
Catalina California Fuchsia
Epilobium 'Catalina'
perennial herb
Nectar
Cleveland Sage
Salvia clevelandii
shrub
Nectar
Coast Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis + Diplacus aurantiacus
shrub
Nectar
Desert Agave
Agave deserti
perennial herb
Nectar
Desert Penstemon
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Desert Willow - 'Bubba'
Chilopsis linearis
perennial herb
Nectar
Island Bush Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii
shrub
Nectar
Louis Edmunds Manzanita
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
perennial herb
Nectar
Marian Sampson Hummingbird Mint
Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson'
perennial herb
Nectar
Mexican Flannelbush
Fremontodendron mexicanum
perennial herb
Nectar
Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus
Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis
shrub
Nectar
Palmer's Live-for-ever
Dudleya palmeri
perennial herb
Nectar
Salvia Bee's Bliss
Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'
shrub
Nectar
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Nectar
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar
White bark California lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis
shrub
Nectar
Chatterbox
Epipactis gigantea
perennial herb
Nectar
Cottonwood
Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii
tree
Nectar
Hairy Ceanothus
Ceanothus oliganthus
shrub
Nectar
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
tree
Nectar