Sunrise Birding, LLC, Birding & Wildlife Tours For more information, go to http://www.sunrisebirding.com Hummingbird Flowers Hummingbirds are attracted to flower colors and nectar, not fragrance. Some cultivated hybrids produce less nectar than their wild counterparts, but they still make excellent additions to your hummingbird garden. Highlighted plants are favorites. Perennials Bulbs, corms and tubers Agastache sp Tuberous Begonia Begonia sp. Bee balm Monarda didyma Canna Canna sp. Black & Blue Salvia Salvia guarantica Gladiolus Gladiolus sp. Butterfly weed Ascelpias tuberosa Iris Iris sp Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Montbretia Crocosmia sp. Cigar Plant Cuphea ignea Coral bells Heuchera sanguinea Vines Dahlia Dahlia sp. Bougainvillea Bougainvillea sp. Delphinium Delphinium elatum Cardinal climber Ipomoea quamoclit Flame acanthus Acanthus mollis Flame vine Pyrostegia venusta Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Honeysuckle Lonicera sp. Fuchsia Fuschia hybrida Lantana Lantana sp. Hollyhock Althea rosea (biennial) Rosary vine Ceropegia woodii Lupine Lupinus hybrids Trumpet creeper Campis grandiflora Monkeyflower Mimulus hybridus Trumpet vines Bignonia tagliabuana Penstemon Penstemon sp. Red Columbine Aquilegia Shrubs and trees canadense Abelia Abelia grandiflora Red hot poker Kniphofia uvaria Azalea Rhododendron sp. Sage Salvia officinalis Bottlebrush Callistemon lanceolatus Scarlet sage Salvia splendens Butterfly bush Buddleia davidii Speedwell Veronica hybrids Cotoneaster Catoneaster sp. Verbena Verbena sp. Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp. Flowering currant Ribes odoratum Annuals Flowering quince Chaenomeles sp. Four-o'-clock Mirabilis jalapa Fuschia tree Fuschia arborescens Fuschia 'Gardenmeister Bonstedt’ Hibiscus Hibiscus sp. Fuchsia triphylla Lilac Syringa sp. Flowering tobacco Nicotiana alata Mimosa (silk tree) Albizia julibrissin Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus Salvia bush Salvia marachino Petunia Petunia hybrida Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo Spider flower Cleome hasslerana Wild lilac Ceanothus griseus Spotted Jewelweed Impatiens Weigela Weigela rosea capenis Zinnia Zinnia sp. Special thanks to Carol Lemmon and Dori Sosensky for their help in compiling this list. For more information about gardening with native plants, go to the Connecticut Botanical Society’s web site: http://ct-botanical-society.org Sunrise Birding, LLC, PO Box 274, Cos Cob, Connecticut 06807 USA http://www.sunrisebirding.com 1.203.453.6724 [email protected] .