Hummingbirds are readily drawn to rural and suburban areas that offer a mixture of trees, shrubs, grassy meadows, and thick shady canopies. When you visit Quinta Mazatlan, you’ll see this combination along with nectar rich plants which include both native and tropical species.
Our Hummingbird Garden sits near the front entrance of the historic home and features 40 different plants which include herbaceous plants, shrubs, vines and trees of various heights and blooming dates.
It’s simple to design a hummingbird garden around a home, school or business using this combination of plants. It’s not necessary to feature 40 different plant species in your garden to attract hummingbirds; you can focus on 5 to 10 major nectar plants. Check out our “top 20” plants that will help you design your hummingbird garden.
Please refer to the list below for ideas, and happy gardening.

Quinta Mazatlan Hummingbird Garden Legend
- Red Yucca
- Mexican Caesalpinia
- Wild Olive
- Turk’s Cap
- Red Pentas
- White Bird of Paradise
- Tropical Bird of Paradise
- Soft–tipped Yucca
- Texas Mountain Laurel
- Blue Plumbago
- Mango Tree
- Pygmy Date Palm
- Southwest Bernardia
- Orange Zexmania
- Mexican Milkweed
- Lion’s Ear
- Shrubby Blue Sage
- Texas Kidney Wood
- Cenizo
- Scarlet Sage
- Coral Bean
- Skeleton leaf Goldeneye Daisy
- Tamaulipan Fiddlewood
- Barbados Cherry
- Mexican Honeysuckle
- Flame Acanthus
- Desert Willow
- Firecracker Bush
- Shrimp Plant
- Gregg’s Mistflower
- Texas Persimmon
- Primrose Jasmine
- Baby Bonnets
- Brasil
- Chili Pequin
- Mexican Trixis
- Mexican Sage
- Desert Lantana
- Banana Tree
- Guamuchil