Care Sheets & Tips

PLANTS TO ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS

The plants listed below are among the Hummingbird’s favourites. While reds dominate the list, there are plenty of other colours suggest to allow a varied planting. The most important aspect of designing a Hummingbird garden is to plant for continuous bloom from spring to fall ensuring an endless supply of nectar.

FLOWERS

Plant	Colour	Bloom Time
Bee Balm	red, pink	Jul – Aug
Bleeding Heart	rose	May – Jun
Cardinal Flower	red	Jul – Aug
Bugleweed	blue, purple	May – Jun
Columbine	red, pink, yellow	May – Jun
Coralbells	red, pink	Jun – Sep
Dahlia	red, pink	Jul – Frost
Delphinium	red, blue, pink	Jul – Frost
Foxglove	red, purple, rose	Jun – Jul
Fuschia	red	Jul – Aug
Gladiola	many colours	Jul – Sep
Nasturtium	scarlet, orange	Jun – Frost
Petunias	many colours	Jun – Frost
Phlox	many colours	Jul – Frost
Red Hot Poker	red, yellow	Jul – Aug
Snapdragon	red, pink, white	Jun
Sweet William	red, maroon, rose	May – Jun
Zinnias	many colours	Jul – Frost

VINES

Plant	Colour	Bloom Time
Honeysuckle	red, yellow	Jun – Frost
Morning Glory	red	Jul – Frost
Scarlet Runner Bean	red	Jul – Frost
Trumpet Vine	orange, yellow	Jul – Sep

SHRUBS

Plant	Colour	Bloom Time
Azaleas	red, pink, white	May – Jun
Beauty Bush	pink	May – Jun
Butterfly Bush	purple, pink	Jul – Frost
Flowering Quince	red	Apr – May
Rose of Sharon	red, blue, pink	Jul – Sep
Weigela	red, pink	May – Jul