These plants are noted to attract hummingbirds during spring and fall migration. If your areas supports hummingbirds during the nesting season, other, mid-summer blossoming plants may also be useful to attracting hummingbirds.
The Variegated Wiegela (Weigela florida) is a compact, deciduous shrub growing 4-6′ high and wide. It has gray leaves with yellow/cream fringes, and dark pink flowers. Dark pink flowers with pale pink-white interiors appear in late spring to early summer, which are attractive to hummingbirds. Gold edged leaves and glossy green centers make flowers […]
read moreTrumpet Creeper (Campas radicans) is a native vine, exceptional for attracting hummingbirds. Though tolerant of many soil conditions, it is best planted in average, well-drained soil at the base of a fence, trellis, pergola, or tree where for support. With support, it can grow 20m high. Flowers can bloom from June through September; profusely in […]
read moreSpotted Jewelweed, a.k.a. Touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis) is a July-October blooming plant. Jewelweed is an annual that is also called “Touch-me-not” because its pods will fling out seeds upon contact. Hummingbirds are quite attracted to the orange-flowered Spotted Jewelweed, but not as much to the yellow form, Impatiens pallida, which prefers alkaline soils. Jewelweed grows […]
read moreCatawba Rhododendron Reaching 4-8′ tall, Catawba Rhododendron full sun to partial shade and blooms in Mid-Late Spring. Catawba Rhododendron is a large native shrub with thick green leaves that provide a fine backdrop for a Hummingbird Garden at any season. In mid to late spring, the plant puts forth large clusters of purplish-pink flowers that […]
read moreIndian Pink (spigelia marilandica) prefers full sun to partial shade and is considered to be Zone 5 tolerant – perhaps to 4 in some locales. It blooms in Early Summer. Although called Indian Pink the flowers are actually bright crimson with a bright yellow lining. It is also known as Woodland Pinkroot. This plant […]
read moreHoneysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) grows 4-6′ tall and blooms Mid-Spring. Also called Coral honeysuckle, its foliage resembles that of Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica, which is a foreign invasive that chokes out native vegetation. Trumpet Honeysuckle is a rambling vine with tubular red flowers that are a favorite of Hummingbirds. It grows best in full or […]
read moreFuchsia (fuchsia magellanica) produces masses of brilliant red pendant flowers act as beacons for hummingbirds. In warmer climates it’s an attractive evergreen and is deciduous in colder regions. Grows into a very ornamental specimen planting. Be careful when ordering, however, to make sure you are getting a species tolerant to colder climates. Hardy fuchsias […]
read moreFoxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is as well-known by its genus name of Digitalis because its leaves provide the drug used as a heart stimulant; the species is purpurea. Hybrid forms in many colors such as pink, yellow, and purple are available from nurseries. Its large flowers make it a favorite of the typical Ruby-throated Hummingbird. […]
read moreWild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is zone 2 tolerant, and especially valuable in a hummingbird garden because they bloom starting in April across the eastern U.S. just when hummingbirds are beginning to return from their wintering grounds. Grows best in partial to full shade in well-drained soil.
read moreCardinal Flower (lobelia cardinalis) With its brilliant red blossoms at the end of 3-4′ stalks, Cardinal Flower (lobelia cardinalis) is ideal for attracting hummingbirds. It grows best in moist–even wet–soil in full or partial sun and will thrive along the margin of a garden pool. Once established, it usually will re-seed itself. An individual stalk of […]
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