Spring Flowers |
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Native to these Canadian Regions |
| Eastern wild columbine (to early summer) | Aquilegia canadensis | seSask., sMan., Ont., Que., N.L., N.S. and N.B. |
| Sitka columbine (to early summer) | Aquilegia formosa | sY.K., B.C. and swAlta. |
| Hairy manzanita (late winter/early spring) | Arctostaphylos columbiana | south coastal B.C. |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | all but P.E.I. and Nunavut |
| Flowering dogwood | Cornus florida | southern Ont. |
| Black hawthorn | Crataegus douglasii | B.C., Alta., swSask., sMan. and central Ont. |
| Bleeding heart | Dicentra Formosa | sB.C. |
| Wild geranium/cranesbill | Geranium maculatum | sOnt. and swQue. |
| Blue flag iris | Iris versicolor | sMan., Ont., Que., N.L., N.B., N.S. and P.E.I. |
| Orange honeysuckle (into summer) | Lonicera ciliosa | sB.C. |
| Black twinberry | Lonicera involucrata | B.C., Alta., Sask., Man., Ont. and Q.C. |
| Virginia Bluebell | Mertensia virginica | sOnt. and swQue. |
| Red flowering currant | Ribes sanguineum | B.C. |
| Thimbleberry | Rubus parviflorus | B.C., sAlta. and central.Ont. |
| Salmonberry | Rubus spectabilis | coastal B.C. |
| Rhodora | Rhododendron canadense | Que., N.F., N.B., N.S. and P.E.I. |
| Pacific rhododendron | Rhododendron macrophyllum | swB.C. |
Summer Flowers |
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Native to these Canadian Regions |
| Giant hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | B.C., Alta., Sask., Man. and Ont. |
| Yellow columbine | Aquilegia flavescense | B.C. and swAlta. |
| Butterfly weed | Asclepiea tuberosa | sOnt. and swQue. |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | all but P.E.I. and Nunavut |
| Trumpet vine | Campsis radicans | sOnt. |
| Indian paintbrush/scarlet painted cup | Castilleja coccinea | seSask., sMan. and Ont., |
| Common red paintbrush | Castilleja miniata | B.C., Alta., Sask., Man. and wOnt. |
| Red osier dogwood | Cornus stolonifera | all except Nunavut |
| Fireweed/great willow-herb | Epilobium angustifolium | the Yukon, N.W.T., Nunavut, nQue., nN.L. and nOnt. |
| Scarlet gilia | Gilia aggregata | southern B.C. |
| Spotted jewelweed | Impatiens capensis | B.C., Alta., Sask., Man., Ont., Que., N.F., N.B., N.S. and P.E.I. |
| Dense blazing star Dotted blazing star | Liatris spicata Liatris punctata | sOnt. Alta., Sask. and Man. |
| Canada lily | Lilium canadense | SOnt., Que., N.B. and N.S. |
| Tiger lily | Lilium columbianum | B.C. |
| Michigan lily | Lilium michiganense | sOnt. |
| Wood lily | Lilium philadelphicum | Man., Ont. and Que. |
| Turk’s-cap lily | Lilium superbum | sOnt. |
| Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Ont., Que. and N.B. |
| Bee balm | Monarda didyma | sOnt. |
| Wild bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | B.C., Alta., Sask., Man., Ont. and sQue. |
| Penstemon | Penstemon spp. | typically western and northern Canada |
| Wild blue phlox Siberian phlox | Phlox divaricata Phlox sibirica | the Yukon and N.W.T. |
| Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | sN.W.T. B.C., Alta., Sask., Man., Ont. and Que. |
| Evergreen huckleberry | Vaccinium ovatum | SwB.C. |
| Blue vervain | Verbena hastata | SB.C., sSask., Man., Ont., Que., N.B. and N.S. |
Early Fall Flowers |
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Native to these Canadian Regions |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | all but P.E.I. and Nunavut |
*note that bloom times vary due to location, weather, and the microclimate of your garden.
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Non-native Plant Species That Attract Hummingbirds
Some non-native plants that attract hummingbirds are: flowering tobacco (Nicotiana spp. / N. alata), fuchsia (Zauschneria spp), sage (Salvia spp), delphinium (Delphinium), canna (Canna generalis), four o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa), gladiolus (Gladiolus), hollyhock (Althea), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), petunia (Petunia), scarlet runner (Phaseolus coccineus) and chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus).