Attracts

Plants that attract hummingbirds

Hummingbirds chase nectar-rich, often tubular flowers in safe flight lines near cover. Colour helps, but flower shape, bloom timing, and a garden free of broad insecticides matter more than painting everything red.

Offer succession: early and late nectar, plus perches and shelter. Climbers, salvias, and moist-soil spires often do heavy lifting when beds alone feel thin. Dirty feeders are not a kindness — plants first, sugar water second.

What matters most for Hummingbirds

1. Favour tubular or nectar-rich blooms hummingbirds can use efficiently.
2. Stagger flowering so the menu does not vanish after one flush.
3. Place forage near shrubs or structures that offer perches and cover.
4. Avoid insecticide sprays on flowering nectar plants.
5. Keep feeders clean if you use them — dirty sugar water is not a kindness.

Want the method, not only the list?

This hub browses every plant tagged as attracting hummingbirds. For tubular nectar succession, cover along flight lines, and curated role shortlists, read the guide Plants for Hummingbirds — then return here to scan the full catalog.

Starter kit for Hummingbirds

1. Aromatic tubular forage — Fragrant Sage: nectar-rich spikes for sunny sites.
2. Moist-soil nectar spire — Cardinal Flower: summer height where soil stays honestly moist.
3. Vertical nectar on support — Armand Clematis: height and flower along walls when beds are small.

Browse members for sun and height, then open profiles to build a nectar sequence rather than a one-week show. Use companion links where listed to thicken habitat without defaulting to spray.

Plants for Plants that attract hummingbirds (2535)

• Lesser Calamint Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Whirling Butterflies Gaura Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Gaura Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Black Locust Full Sun30–50 ft (910–1520 cm)
• Desert Ironwood Full Sun20–50 ft (610–1520 cm)
• Mountain Laurel Partial Sun5–15 ft (150–460 cm)
• Red Bottlebrush Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Cenizo Full Sun5–8 ft (150–240 cm)
• Ocotillo Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• Multiflora Rose Full Sun6–15 ft (180–460 cm)
• Smoketree Full Sun5–25 ft (150–760 cm)
• Frogfruit Full Sun1–3 in (3–8 cm)
• Crimson Bottlebrush 'Mauve Mist' Full Sun6–12 ft (180–370 cm)
• Crimson Bottlebrush 'Perth Pink' Full Sun5 ft (150 cm)
• Desert Willow Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
• Indigo Bush Full Sun4–12 ft (120–370 cm)
• Colorado Four O'Clock Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Blue Paloverde Full Sun20–25 ft (610–760 cm)
• Virginia Sweetspire Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Northern Bush Honeysuckle Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• American Water-Willow Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Baja Bush Snapdragon Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Kodiak® Orange Diervilla x 'G2X88544' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Kodiak® Black Diervilla x 'G2X88544' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Kodiak® Fresh™ Diervilla x 'SMNDSS' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Elf Mountain Laurel Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Yellow Necklacepod Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Texas Mountain Laurel Full Sun8–30 ft (240–910 cm)
• Two-Wing Silverbell Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’
• Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’
• Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’
• Rhododendron ‘Praecox’
• Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’ Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Woolly Bluecurls Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Mexican Sunflower Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Thunbergia Orange Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Bigflower Tellima Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Cape Honeysuckle Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Flaming Bells Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Yellow Bells Full Sun3–25 ft (90–760 cm)
• Prince's Plume Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Light-blue Snakeweed Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Indian Pink Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Checker Bloom Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Red Birds in a Tree Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• California Figwort Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Coral Plant Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Chinese Foxglove Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Sapphire Tower Full Sun3–8 ft (90–240 cm)
• Fall Obedient Plant Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Indian Warrior Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rock Rose Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Indian Plum Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• Coyote Mint Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Marvel of Peru Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bluebells Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Turk's Cap Partial Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Carolina Wolfberry Full Sun3–9 ft (90–270 cm)
• Lotus Vine Full Sun6–9 in (15–25 cm)