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There are so many beautiful plants that attract hummingbirds.
Learn more about lovely annuals, perennials, andflowering vinesand why these are the plants that attract hummingbirds.
It reaches a maximum of 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide (many cultivars are smaller).
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Full sun in the North is best; in the South, give it partial shade.
Give garden phlox full sun in the North and partial sun in the South.
Red Columbine
Red columbine (Aquilegia canadense) is a 2-foot-tall perennial for zones 3 to 8.
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Columbine performs well in partial shade.
Give it full sun in the North and partial shade in the South.
Their value also comes from the heights they reach.
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Some delphiniums can be grown in zones 3 to 9, often up to 7 feet tall.
Despite technically being biennials, hollyhocks self-seed so well that they are usually treated as perennials.
This South African native is “for the birds,” whilerabbit pests avoid it.
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Crocosmia plants spring out ofcormsand should be grown in full sun to partial shade in zones 5 to 9.
But this perennial salvia also attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
Many cultivars are available.
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Size is commonly 18 to 24 inches in height, with a similar spread.
The leaves are lance-shaped and give off a pungent aroma.
GiveSalvia nemorosafull sun and adequate water, and deadhead it, and it will provide color all summer long.
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‘Blondie’ is a cultivar of coral bells with yellow flowers for zones 4 to 9.
This perennial can take full sun.
It can beinvasivein some areas, including the Pacific Northwest.
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A new cultivar, ‘Blue Chip,’ is touted as a non-invasive alternative.
They bear spectacular flowers in the spring that are effective for attracting hummingbirds.
This rhododendron shrub is easy to transplant, but, like other rhododendrons, it doesrequire acidic soil.
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Warning
Rhododendron is toxic to people,dogs, cats, and other pets.
These bushes benefit from pruning and do their best in full sun.
The blooms can be red, pink, purple, blue, or white.
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They work well in shrub borders in zones 5 to 9.
It does best in full sun to partial shade.
Provide this 40-foot-tall vine with anarbor,trellis, orfence, and let it climb.
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This vigorous vine must be pruned back to keep it “within bounds.”
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle vines (Loniceraspp.
)can be grown in full sun to partial shade.
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Some species of honeysuckle are invasive,so be mindful when choosing one for your garden.
This 6-to-15-foot vine must be treated as an annual north of zone 6.
Grow it in full sun.
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A more commonly grown plant in the same genus that attracts hummingbirds isIpomoea tricolor’Heavenly Blue'.
The latter is the annual vines famous for bearing those wonderfully sky-blue flowers on vines 10 feet tall.
The ‘Spreading Sunset’cultivarhas a flower head with gold centers surrounded by an orange that later fades to pink.
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Like most of the entries on the list, these plants are sun lovers.
Unlike lantana, this one should be grown in the shade.
It is even more tender than lantana (zone 10 or 11).
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It is shrubby and becomes 1 to 2 feet tall and wide.
It’s a member of the pea family.
This vigorous Chinese exotic quickly naturalizes at the southern end of its range in areas.
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It stands 20 to 40 feet tall with a canopy as wide as 50 feet.
Plant this tree in full sun to partial shade.
Beardtongue
Beardtongue is a member of thePenstemongenus, which contains more than 250 beardtongue species.
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Herbaceous perennials, beardtongues have lance-shaped foliage and tubular flowers.
Beardtongue gets its name from the pollen-free stamen that sticks out from its flower.
Mandevilla
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Fragrant mandevilla (Mandevillaspp.
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If grown in their designated USDA zones, mandevilla plants can be grown as perennials.
If being grown outside of zones 10 to 11, these do great as container plants.
Passionflower
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There are many varieties of passionflowers (Passifloraspp.
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), with most being classified as vines.
However, some passionflowers are considered to be shrubs, annuals, perennials, and trees.
Hummingbird Bush
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The hummingbird bush (Anisacanthus quadrifidus var.
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wrightii), also called flame acanthus, blooms vibrant red to orange tubular flowers.
It’s a low-maintenance shrub that needs lots of sunlight.
It’s also great to grow in pots or containers.
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It’s best planted during the fall after the summer heat has passed.
The best hanging plants to attract hummingbirds include latanas, fuchsia, petunias, andshrimp plants.
Also, double-check the feeder is visible; place it where it can catch light.
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Hummingbirds are drawn to agastache.
Passiflora incarnata.North Carolina Extension Gardener Toolbox.
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