For Hummingbirds

Consider the following when creating your hummingbird garden:

  • Hummingbirds are attracted to long tubular shaped flowers. They are able to easily access nectar from these plants while
    butterflies are not.
  • Use plants with bright colored flowers to catch the hummingbirds eye.
  • Be sure you have an area (trees, shrubs) nearby or in your garden where the hummingbirds can roost.
  • Spread out your plants and feeders to minimize competition. Hummingbirds can be very territorial.
  • Be sure to have a water source available, not only for drinking water but also to attract insects, another food source for hummingbirds.
  • Shrubs and Vines:
    • Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
    • Clematis
    • Deutzia (Saxifraga)
    • Hibiscus
    • Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
    • Ribes (Currant, Gooseberry)
    • Sambucus (Elderberry)
    • Syringa (Lilac)
    • Weigela
  • Perennials:
    • Agastache (Hyssop)
    • Ajuga (Carpet bugle/ Bugle Weed)
    • Alcea (Hollyhock)
    • Aquilegia (Columbine)
    • Asclepias (Milkweed)
    • Crocosmia (Montbretia)
    • Delphinium (Larkspur)
    • Dianthus (Carnation)
    • Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
    • Digitalis (Foxglove)
    • Hemerocallis (Daylily)
    • Heucerella (Coral Bells)
    • Hosta (Plantain Lily)
    • Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker)
    • Lobelia
    • Lupinus (Lipine)
    • Lychnis (Campion)
    • Mimulus (Monkey Flower)
    • Monarda (Bee Balm
    • Nepta (Catmint/Catnip)
    • Penstemon
    • Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)
    • Salvia
    • Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
    • Veronica (Speedwell)