Flowers to Attract Hummingbirds

Here is a brief list of Flowers to plant that may encourage hummingbirds to visit your garden. While red is the "go-to" color, hummingbirds are drawn to other bright colors as well. Tube shaped flowers are ideal. Use plants that are native to the Eastern US

 

 Native Plants - Perennials

Cardinal Flower    Lobelia cardinalis 

    -Red flowers 🌺 Best in a garden bed with full sun

Foxglove  Penstemon digitalis 

     -White flowers,  Garden bed or planter, full sun

Salvia  /  Lyre-leaved sage  Salvia lyrate  

    -Dark blue/purple flowers Garden bed or planter, full sun

Scarlett Bee Balm  Monarda didyma 

    -Red flowers 🌺  Garden bed or planter, full sun

Honeysuckle "Major Wheeler"  Lonicera sempervirens

    - Red flowers 🌺 - Vine that needs room to grow *Note Asian honeysuckle with white and yellow flowers is invasive

 

Non-Native Plants - Annuals

 Firecracker Plant "Vermillionaire" aka Cigar Plant  Cuphea ignea and Russelia ezuisetformsis

    - Red flowers 🌺  Hanging pots, planters and garden beds. Partial sun to shade

Foxglove  Penstemon palmeri.

    -Red flowers 🌺  Planters and beds with full sun Native to desert mountain habitat

Fuchsia  Fucshsia magellanica 

    -Various shades of pink and purple flowers - Hanging pots, planters and garden beds. Partial sun to shade 

Snapdragon  Antirrhinum majus 

    -Various shades of red, pink, yellow and white. Planters and beds with part shade to sun