Perennials are a plant that come back year after year. If you want to invest time growing your garden these are the perfect plants for you. If you want perennial plants that will attract hummingbirds to your garden use this page as a reference.
Hummingbirds generally prefer brightly coloured flowers with a lot of rich nectar to provide the much-needed energy they require. Unlike bees and butterflies, hummingbirds possess a long bill that can penetrate deep into long, tubular flowers where such nectar resides. The plants that attract hummingbirds have little or no scent. Hummingbird friendly plants are often red, generally blooming for a longer period of time than other flowers. Their flowers will be spaced far enough apart to provide access for the hummingbird while his wings are in rapid motion.
The following perennials are considered generally attractive to hummingbirds.
| Achillea (Yarrow) Agastache (hyssop) Alcea (Hollyhock) Aquilegia (Columbine) Asclepias (Butterfly weed) Coreopsis (Tickseed) (Zone 1-8) Corydalis Crocosmia Delphinium Dianthus (Zone 1-8) Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Digitalis (Foxglove) | Eucomis (Pineapple Lily) Fuchsia (Zone 1-8) Hemerocallis (Daylily) Heuchera (Coral Bells) Hosta Iris Kniphofia (Red hot poker) Lavandula (Lavender) Liatris (grayfeather) Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal flower) Lupinus (lupine) | Monarda (Bee Balm) Nepeta (Catmint) Penstemon (Beard Tongue) Phlox Paniculata (Zone 1-8) Phygelius (Cape fuchsia) Physostegia (Obedient plant) Salvia (Zone 1-8) Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower) Verbena (Zone 1-8) Veronica (Speedwell) |
Zoning is based on geographic climate. Some plants will vary being annual vs perennial based on their zone rating. Please research what zone your area is rated, allow for a difference of +/- 1 zone rating as weather can differ per year.
