Bloom Varieties

Flowers for Hummingbirds

I have a hummingbird feeder which does a good job attracting hummingbirds.  Now if you want a beautiful and vibrant garden that attracts hummingbirds, you might want to consider planting a haven for them.   Since I have the feeder and some of their favorite flowers, they hang out in my yard more.

Hummingbirds are attracted to red tubular flowers and other bright colors like purple, yellow and orange.

Here are the suggested flowers from the Hummingbird Haven Flower Seed Packet Mix from Botanical Interests:

  1. Bee Balm
  2. Butterfly Weed
  3. Shooting Star Columbine
  4. Coral Bells
  5. Flowering Tobacco
  6. Foxglove
  7. Godetia
  8. Hollyhock
  9. Lupine
  10. Nasturtium
  11. Penstemon
  12. Annual Phlox
  13. Red-Hot Poker
  14. Rocket Larkspur
  15. Spider Flower
  16. Standing Cypress
  17. Texas Sage
  18. Zinnia

Some other flowers to consider are Snapdragon, Sweet William, Bellflower, Four O’Clock, Hollyhock, Fuchsia and Bleeding Heart.

Also, I noticed on the website for Park Seed, they have a search for “Vines Hummingbirds Love”.  This category includes Morning Glory, Cypress, Cardinal Climber, Cathedral Bells and Honeysuckle.

Since some of my neighbors grow foxgloves and hollyhocks and I grow zinnias, fuchsias and snapdragons, the hummingbirds love our neighborhood.

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