The best way to attract hummingbirds to your property is to plant the flowers that they love--brightly colored flowers with deep "trumpet" shaped throats. Hummers can't smell, but they can see color, especially red. They have flower favorites in yards in every part of the country:
| Garden Plants for Hummers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia | Coralbells | Iris | Oleander |
| Aloe | Eucalyptus | Lantana | Passionflower |
| Begonia | Flowering quince | Larkspur | Petunia |
| Beebalm | Four-o’clock | Lemon bottlebrush | Phlox |
| Butterfly bush | Fuchsia | Lily | Pink Powder-puff |
| Canna | Geranium | Lilac | Portulaca |
| Cardinal flower | Gladiolus | Lupine | Red-hot poker |
| Century plant | Hibiscus | Mimosa | Rosemary |
| Chinaberry | Hollyhock | Monkeyflower | Sage;scarlet |
| Citrus tree | Honeysuckle | Morning-glory | Shrimp plant |
| Clematis | Horsechestnut | Nasturtium | Tree tobacco |
| Columbine | Indian paintbrush | Ocotillo | Trumpet creeper |
