Attracting Hummingbirds

Attracting hummingbirds starts with planting flowering plants that will lure them into your backyard gardens.

Hummingbird Plants by Region: 
Northeast & Midwest
Abelia  Abelia spp.
Bearberry  Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beautybush  Kolkwitzia amabilis
Butterfly weed  Asclepias tuberosa
Cardinal flower  Lobelia cardinalis
Carolina rhododendron  Rhododendron minus
Currant  Ribes spp.
Daylily  Hemerocallis spp.
Fire pink  Silene virginica
Flame azalea  Rhododendron calendulaceum
Flowering quince  Chaenomeles spp.
Foxglove  Digitalis spp.
Great blue lobelia  Lobelia siphilitica
Hibiscus  Hibiscus spp.
Horsechestnut; buckeye  Aesculus spp.
Indian pink  Spigelia marilandica
Lousewort, wood betony Pedicularis canadensis
Pinxterbloom azalea  Rhododendron periclymenoides
Red hot poker  Kniphofia spp.
Rose campion  Lychnis coronaria
Rose of Sharon  Hibiscus syriacus
Veronica  Veronica spp.
Weigela  Weigela spp.
Yucca  Yucca spp.

 Attracting Hummingbirds with Regional Plants

Southeast
Abelia  Abelia spp.
Beautybush  Kolfcwitzia amabilis
Bird of paradise bush  Caesalpina spp.
Butterfly weed  Asclepias tuberosa
Camellia  Camellia spp.
Cape fuchsia  Phygelius capensis
Chaste tree  Vitex agnus-costus
Chilean glory flower  Eccremocarpus scaber
Citrus  Citrus spp.
Cross vine  Bignonia capreolata
Fire pink  Silene virginica
Flame azalea  Rhododendron calendulaceum
Hibiscus  Hibiscus spp.
Indian pink  Spigelia marilandica
Jasmine  Josminum spp.
Lilac  Syringa spp.
Lobelia  Lobelia spp.
Mande villa  Mandevilla spp.
Peruvian Lily  Alstroemeria spp.
Pineapple guava  Feijoa sellowiana
Pinxterbloom azalea  Rhododendron periclymenoides
Red hot poker  Kniphofia spp.
Rose campion  Lychnis coronaria
Rose of Sharon  Hibiscus syriacus
Rosemary  Rosmarinus ofpcinalis
Veronica  Veronica spp.
Weigela  Weigela spp.

 Attracting Hummingbirds with Regional Plants

Southwest & California
Aloe Aloe spp.
Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae
Bird of paradise bush Caesalpina spp.
Blood-red trumpet vine  Distictis buccinatoria
Bottlebrush Callistemon spp.
Bouvardia  Bouvardia spp.
Cape fuchsia Phygelius capensis
Cape honeysuckle Tecomaria capensis
Century plant Agave americana
Cestrum  Oestrum spp.
Chilean glory Eccremocarpus scaber
Chuparosa Justicia californica
Cigar plant Cuphea ignea
Citrus Citrus spp.
Coral tree  Erythrina spp.
Crocosmia Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis
Flame vine  Pyrostegia venusta
Flowering maple Abutilon spp.
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens
Palo verde  Cercidium spp.
Powder-puff Calliandra spp.
Shrimp plant Justicia brandegeana
Tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca
Winter jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum

 Attracting Hummingbirds with Regional Plants

Northwest
Abelia  Abelia spp.
Beautybush  Kolkwitzia amabilis
Camellia  Camellia spp.
Cape fuchsia  Phygelius capensis
Chaste tree  Vitex agnus-costus
Currant  Ribes spp.
Fire pink  Silene virginica
Flame azalea  Rhododendroncalendulaceum
Foxglove  Digitalis spp.
Hibiscus  Hibiscus spp.
Lavender  Lavandula spp.
Lobelia  Lobelia spp.
Montbretia  Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Peruvian lily  Alstroemeria spp.
Red buckeye  Aesculus pavia
Red-flowering currant  Ribes sanguineum
Red hot poker  Kniphofia spp.
Rose campion  Lychnis coronaria
Rose of Sharon  Hibiscus syriacus
Rosebay rhododendron  Rhododendron maximum
Rosemary  Rosmarinus officinalis
Twinberry  Lonicera involucrata
Veronica  Veronica spp.
Weigela  Weigela spp.
Western azalea  Rhododendron occidentale
Winter jasmine  Jasminum nudiflorum

 Attracting Hummingbirds with Regional Plants

Coastal Areas
Acacia  Acacia spp.
Agave  Agave spp.
Aloe  Aloe spp.
Bearberry  Arctostaphylosuva-ursi
Bottlebrush  Callistemon spp.
Butterfly bush  Buddleia spp.
Butterfly weed  Asclepiastuberosa
California fuchsia  Epilobium canum ssp. canum
Cape honeysuckle  Tecomaria capensis
Chaste tree  Vitex agnus-costus
Coral bells  Heuchera sanguinea
Daylily  Hemerocallis spp.
Flowering quince  Chaenomeles spp.
Horsechestnut  Aesculus spp.
Lantana  Lantana spp.