Native Plants for Hummingbirds

The following plants native to the Chicago area will help attract hummingbirds to your yard.

Royal Catchfly

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2500 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 2500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 20, 2022, 3:32 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Cardinal Flower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 12800 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2020, 5:28 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Monkey Flower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 10000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: Aug. 18, 2020, 1:37 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Great Blue Lobelia

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 5000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: Aug. 3, 2023, 5:11 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Turtlehead

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 100 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: Aug. 21, 2020, 2:44 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Common Ironweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/16 | ISO: 4000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 4:52 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Jewelweed)

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/5000 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 12800 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: Sept. 13, 2021, 8:03 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Prairie Blazing Star

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/8000 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 12800 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 25, 2022, 4:53 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Blue Vervain

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 8000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 4:41 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Sullivant's Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2500 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 4000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: Aug. 9, 2021, 4:38 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Joe Pye Weed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/8000 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 5000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 26, 2022, 5:15 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/6400 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 6400 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 20, 2022, 3:33 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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