If you’re interested in attracting hummingbirds to your property without using a feeder, keep in mind that they visit plants with lots of blooms and nectar. Red flowers are helpful, but they aren’t a necessity. You might want to try planting some of the
se around your landscape:
Shrubs:
- Butterflybush
- Trumpet vine
- Summersweet
Perennials:
- Bleeding heart
- Butterflyweed
- Beardtongue
- Daylily
- Bee balm
- Cardinal flower
- Coral bells
- Delphinium
- Foxglove (bi-annual)
- Hollyhock (bi-annual)
Annuals:
- Impatiens
- Nasturtium
- Salvia
- Spider flower
- Snapdragon
- Morning glory
- Petunia
- Flowering tobacco
Hummingbirds are a delight to watch, and common North American species can beat their wings up to 53 times per second!
