Perennial · Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower for backyard birds
Scarlet late-summer spikes; a hummingbird magnet in moist soil.
- Scientific name
- Lobelia cardinalis
- Plant type
- Perennial
- What birds get from it
- nectar
- Native in
- 33 US states, 1 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 13
Birds most often fed by Cardinal flower
Counted across every state and province where Cardinal flower is native and the bird is present:
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird — 28 regions
- Orchard Oriole — 28 regions
- Baltimore Oriole — 22 regions
- Bullock's Oriole — 10 regions
- Black-chinned Hummingbird — 8 regions
- Rufous Hummingbird — 6 regions
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird — 6 regions
- Verdin — 6 regions
- White-winged Dove — 6 regions
- Anna's Hummingbird — 5 regions
- Costa's Hummingbird — 5 regions
- Hooded Oriole — 5 regions
Cardinal flower by state and province
Alabama (3 birds)Arizona (9 birds)California (8 birds)Colorado (3 birds)Delaware (3 birds)Florida (4 birds)Georgia (3 birds)Illinois (3 birds)Indiana (3 birds)Iowa (3 birds)Kansas (4 birds)Kentucky (3 birds)Louisiana (3 birds)Maryland (3 birds)Michigan (3 birds)Mississippi (3 birds)Missouri (3 birds)Nebraska (4 birds)Nevada (9 birds)New Jersey (3 birds)New Mexico (9 birds)New York (3 birds)North Carolina (3 birds)Ohio (3 birds)Oklahoma (5 birds)Ontario (3 birds)Pennsylvania (3 birds)South Carolina (3 birds)Tennessee (3 birds)Texas (10 birds)Utah (5 birds)Virginia (3 birds)West Virginia (3 birds)Wisconsin (3 birds)