Perennial · Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain penstemon for backyard birds
Blue-violet spikes favored by Broad-tailed Hummingbirds.
- Scientific name
- Penstemon strictus
- 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 Rocky Mountain penstemon
Counted across every state and province where Rocky Mountain penstemon is native and the bird is present:
- Black-chinned Hummingbird — 7 regions
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird — 7 regions
- Bullock's Oriole — 7 regions
- Costa's Hummingbird — 4 regions
- Verdin — 4 regions
- Anna's Hummingbird — 3 regions
- Gila Woodpecker — 3 regions
- White-winged Dove — 3 regions
- Hooded Oriole — 3 regions
- Rufous Hummingbird — 1 region