Shrub · Hamelia patens
Firebush for backyard birds
Red-orange tubular flowers most of the year and small black fruit.
- Scientific name
- Hamelia patens
- Plant type
- Shrub
- What birds get from it
- Food and cover
- Native in
- 1 US states, 0 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 3
Birds most often fed by Firebush
Counted across every state and province where Firebush is native and the bird is present:
- Northern Cardinal — 1 region
- Blue Jay — 1 region
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird — 1 region