Top 10 Plants for Hummingbirds

Azalea

• Azaleas are evergreen and deciduous shrubs with blooms in many colors, including red, orange and pink. Provide azaleas with filtered sun and rich, well-draining, acidic soil. Feed azaleas with an acid-based fertilizer in the early spring, and water azaleas when the top inch of soil dries.

Canna

• Cannas are perennial, summer-blooming plants featuring striking flower spikes in vibrant colors such as orange, red and pink. Provide these tropical plants with a full-sun location and constantly moist soil. Feed cannas once in late spring with a well-balanced fertilizer.

Cardinal Flower

• The flame-red flower spikes of cardinal flower top the plant all summer long. Provide this perennial with rich, continually moist soil. Grow in a full-sun or partial-shade location. Fertilize monthly in the spring and summer with a flower food.

Foxglove

• Foxlgove is a perennial or biennial plant topped with tubular flowers in the spring. Provide foxglove with a full-sun to partial-shade location. Plant foxglove in a rich, well-draining soil, and water the plant when the soil surface dries. Feed foxglove monthly during the spring and summer with a flower fertilizer.

Fuchsia

• Fuchsias bloom from late spring to frost with multi-petaled, striking flowers in a wide variety of colors, including red and pink. Provide fuchsias with a partial-shade location, and water the plants when the soil surface dries. Feed fuchsias every two weeks from spring through summer with a flower fertilizer.

Hibiscus

• The tropical hibiscus comes in many eye-catching bloom colors, including pink, orange and red. Plant this evergreen shrub in a sunny location with well-draining soil. Water hibiscus when the top 2 inches of soil dries, and feed the plant monthly from spring through summer with a flower fertilizer.

Hollyhock

• The summer-flowering hollyhock graces the garden with flower stalks filled with single or double flowers in a wide variety of colors, including apricot, pink and red. Provide hollyhock with partial-shade and well-draining soil. Feed the plant monthly spring through summer, and water hollyhock when the top inch of soil dries.

Nasturtium

• Nasturtiums are annual flowers that come in a variety of rich jewel tones, including orange and red. Provide these prolific flowers with full-sun to partial-shade and well-draining soil. Water when the top 2 inches of soil dries. Feed nasturtiums once with a flower fertilizer in the early spring.

Penstemon

• Penstemon are spring and summer flowering perennials, many featuring red and pink bell-shaped blooms. Provide penstemon with full-sun to partial-shade and well-draining soil. Water penstemon when the top 2 to 3 inches of soil dries. Feed the plant once in the early summer with a flower fertilizer.

Petunia

• Petunias come in just about every color of the rainbow, including pink and red. Provide this summer-blooming annual with full-sun and well-drained soil. Water petunias when the soil surface dries, and feed them monthly spring through summer with a flower fertilizer.