If you'd like to attract hummingbirds to your perennial garden, we hope this list of hummingbird flowers will prove useful. As a rule, the best flowers for hummingbirds are brightly colored, on the red end of the spectrum, and with tube-shaped flowers but they also go nuts for blue flowers.
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Hosta 'Earth Angel'
Item #: 4715
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Echo the Sun' PP 35,943
Item #: 17266
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 19" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Edge of Dawn'
Item #: 15966
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 25" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Hosta 'Embroidery'
Item #: 1660
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Empress Wu' PP 20,774
Item #: 2863
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit' PP 24,001
Item #: 15034
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $34.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Frog in my Throat' PPAF
Item #: 18292
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Gigantosaurus' PP 35,135
Item #: 18262
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'June'
Item #: 1672
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Love Story' PP 34,224
Item #: 17267
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Mini Skirt' PP 26,743
Item #: 6343
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 7" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Miss America' PP 32,068
Item #: 16522
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 19" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Monkey Business'
Item #: 18285
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Mouse Trap'
Item #: 9536
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'My Fair Lady' PP 35,524
Item #: 18264
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 17" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Pocketful of Sunshine' PP 23,709
Item #: 2865
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 9" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Rainbow's End'
Item #: 6035
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta rectifolia 'Mito-no-hana'
Item #: 10465
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Seasons in the Sun' PP 34,284
Item #: 17273
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 28" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Silly String' PP 32,127
Item #: 17103
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Simply Divine'
Item #: 13313
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Sound of Music' PP 35,563
Item #: 18451
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
Item #: 1102
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Vanilla Bean'
Item #: 10527
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Hummingbird Plants
What flowers attract hummingbirds?
If you'd like know how to attract hummingbirds to your garden, we hope this list of hummingbird flowers will prove useful. As a general rule, the best flowers for hummingbirds are brightly colored, on the red end of the spectrum, and with tube-shaped flowers. However, those are just general guidelines. When creating a hummingbird garden, gardeners should not exclude certain colors or flower shapes on that basis alone or you may miss out on some great hummingbird flowers. For example, Salvia guaranitica and Agapanthus, blue flowered perennials are both tremendous hummingbird attracting plants that out-perform many of the best red flowers.
We surveyed the hummingbirds in our garden and found out that:
The best flowers for hummingbirds:
- Agastache (Hummingbird Mint) - This mint relative has blue tropical flowers that hummingbirds like.
- Anisacanthus (Wright's Texas Firecracker) - The red flowers on this Texas native are sure to attract hummingbirds.
- Bouvardia (Hummingbird Flower ) - The common name is Hummingbird flower, which should tell you something.
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) - Fabulous flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Canna (Canna Lily) - Tall, tropical looking, summer perennials that are great for hummingbird gardens.
- Dicliptera (Hummingbird Plant) - Orange flowers and silvery leaves make these great hummingbird attracting plants, hence the common name.
- Echinacea (Coneflower) - Native coneflowers are one of the great plants to attract hummingbirds to your perennial garden.
- Hedychium (Ginger Lily) - Another tropical plant with fragrant, orchid-like flowers that hummingbirds like.
- Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) - Spikes of bright yellow and orange flowers make red hot pokers fantastic hummingbird plants.
- Lantana (Hardy Lantana) - Great late-summer blooming flowers hummingbirds like.
- Monarda (Bee Balm) - Bees love it but so do the hummers.
- Phlox (Creeping Phlox) - Creeping phlox varieties are early season hummingbird plants.
- Salvia (Sage) - A wide variety of colors and drought-tolerance make these idea perennial plants for hummingbirds
- Spigelia (Indian Pink) - Bright red native hummingbird plants that look great planted en masse.
- Yucca (Soapwort) - A succulent perennial that produces large clusters of white summer flowers hummingbirds like.
With enough of these in your garden, you're sure to create a great hummingbird garden.
Hummingbirds are most active during the summer months, so the flowers hummingbirds like best are usually summer-flowering perennials, but you should also include fall, winter, and spring flowering plants in your gardens too so that the non-migrating hummers have a year-round food supply. If you're looking for what plants attract hummingbirds, we hope you'll check out our shopping list of plants to attract hummingbirds to the garden.
Check out our article on Hummingbird Plants and all our blog posts about hummingbird garden plants.