Hummingbird Vine That Grows in Sunny or Shady Areas

USDA Zone 4

• Common trumpet creeper or trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 9 and thrives in sun to partial shade. This deciduous vine grows quickly to 40 feet long and blooms with showy, orange-red blossoms from summer through the late fall. It comes in several hummingbird-friendly cultivars, including "Praecox," which has deep-red flowers. Brown's honeysuckle (Lonicera x brownii) grows in zones 3 to 8. Like trumpet creeper, it tolerates both sun and partially shaded exposures. This fragrant vine grows to 8 feet long and blooms in summer with tubular, orange-red blossoms that hummingbirds can't resist.

USDA Zone 6

• Woodbine honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) blooms with aromatic white-purple flowers, followed by bright-red berries. Hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9, this deciduous vine grows well in sun to light shade and twines up to 20 feet tall. For moist sunny to partially shaded planting sites, attract hummingbirds with a coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). This fast-growing semievergreen vine twines to heights of 25 feet and blooms with red, orange and yellow flowers from spring to autumn. A North American native, this honeysuckle is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 8.

USDA Zone 8

• For sunny to partially shady landscapes in USDA zone 8 and above, plant cape honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis). This adaptive vine grows in USDA zones 8 to 9 and tolerates salt, poor soil, wind and drought. It grows up to 20 feet long and attracts hummingbirds with its large, red-orange flowers during the summer and fall months. Carolina jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) also tolerates wind and drought. Hummingbirds love this evergreen vine's trumpet-shaped yellow blossoms. It's hardy in USDA zones 7 to 9 and grows up to 20 feet tall. Carolina jasmine is toxic, so take care when planting it in areas where children play.

Annuals

• Canary creeper (Tropaeolum peregrinum) attracts hummingbirds with its yellow blooms. This annual vine grows up to 10 feet tall and thrives in sun to partial shade exposures. Other annuals for your hummingbird garden that grow in sunny or partially shaded sites include firecracker vine (Mina lobata), a 20-foot-long twining vine that blooms with red, orange, white and yellow flowers all season.