Perennial · Epilobium canum
California fuchsia for backyard birds
Late-season red flowers when other nectar is scarce.
- Scientific name
- Epilobium canum
- Plant type
- Perennial
- What birds get from it
- nectar
- Native in
- 7 US states, 0 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 10
Birds most often fed by California fuchsia
Counted across every state and province where California fuchsia is native and the bird is present:
- Black-chinned Hummingbird — 7 regions
- Bullock's Oriole — 7 regions
- Anna's Hummingbird — 5 regions
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird — 5 regions
- Costa's Hummingbird — 5 regions
- Verdin — 5 regions
- Gila Woodpecker — 4 regions
- White-winged Dove — 4 regions
- Hooded Oriole — 4 regions
- Rufous Hummingbird — 1 region