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Perennials: Hemerocallis, Daylily Trees: Annuals: Aconitum, Monkshood Heuchera, Coral Bells Apple Ageratum Ajuga, Bugleweed Heucherella, Foamy Bells Catalpa Begonia Alcea, Hollyhock Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon Crabapple Canna Allium, Ornamental Hosta, Plantain Lily Hawthorne Cleome Onion Iris Horsechesnut Cosmos Aquilegia, Columbine Lavendula, Lavender Locust Dahlia Arabis, Rock Cress Leucanthemum, Shasta Redbud Dianthus Asclepias, Butterfly Daisy Fuchsia Weed Liatris, Gayfeather Shrubs: Geranium Aster Lupinus, Lupine Azalea Gladiolas Baptisia, False Indigo Mertensia, Virginia Cotoneaster Impatiens Buddleia, Butterfly Bush Bluebells Honeysuckle Lantana Centaurea, Bachelor’s Monarda, Bee Balm Lilac Lobelia Button Myosotis, Forget-me-not Privet Marigold Chelone, Turtle Head Nepeta, Catmint Rhododendron Nasturtium Coreopsis, Tickseed Oenothera, Evening Weigela Nicotiana Delphinium Primrose Pansy Dianthus, Pinks Penstemon, Beardtongue Petunia Dicentra, Bleeding Heart Phlox paniculata, Garden Vines: Physostigia, Obedient Campsis, Trumpet Vine Snapdragon Digitalis, Foxglove Sunflower Echinacea, Coneflower Plant Lonicera, Honeysuckle Ranunculus, Buttercup Vine Sweet Alyssum Gaillardia, Blanket Verbena Flower Salvia, Meadow Sage Sedum, Stonecrop Helenium, Helen’s Flower Veronica Vinca, Periwinkle

Creating a Hummingbird Friendly Environment

Here are a few tips to help you invite hummingbirds to your yard:

Containers with plants attractive to hummingbirds in or near outdoor living spaces will bring fearless hummers in closer for ob servation.

Hostas and impatiens are wonderful plants to bring hummingbirds into shady

areas of the landscape. Vining plants with trumpet shaped flowers are a par ticular favorite of

hummingbirds. Allowing these plants to climb on trellises or deck rails is another way to bring hummers in closer.

Red and Orange are favorite colors of the hummingbirds. Plants that bloom in

these colors will attract the hungry eye of hummers more quickly. At least two feeding stations separated by 5 or 6 feet are recommended as

hummingbirds can be very territorial. Flowering trees that produce a deep or trumpet shap ed flower like catalpa and

buckeye will also attract hummingbirds to your yard .