Attracting Hummingbirds

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

Attracting Hummingbirds - Which Flowers Should I Plant?

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

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

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

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

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.
Lavender	Lavandula spp.
Montbretia	Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Pride of Madeira	Echium candicans
Red hot poker	Kniphofia spp.
Rose of Sharon	Hibiscus syriacus
Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis
Salvia	Salvia spp.
Texas ranger	Leucophyllum spp.
Yucca	Yucca spp.

Enjoy attracting hummingbirds with your regional plants as well as others.

Attract Hummingbirds with a Shallow Bird Bath

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It is not too difficult to attract hummingbirds to your backyard or feeders. Typically once they find your flowers and/or hummingbird feeder, they will remain. If there are any hummingbirds in your area and you have any of the aforementioned flowers or plants that are brightly colored or a red-colored feeder, they will come.

More Hummingbird Garden and Planting Tips

Favorite Easy-to-Grow Hummingbird Flowers

Hummingbird Garden Plants by type of Growth

Hummingbird Habitat Information

Related Humminbird Pages:

Hummingbirds Fun Facts

Hummingbird Feeders

Hummingbird Food Recipe

Hummingbird Gifts

Hummingbird Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Hummingbird References

Attracting Hummingbirds (pdf)

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