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Roadside Flowers For Hummingbirds*

Hummingbirds seek nectar from some roadside flowers. The following is a list of plants that attract hummingbirds:
  • Bee Balm (Monarda spp.)
  • Canna (Canna spp.)
  • Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
  • Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
  • Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)
  • Delphinium (Delphinium spp.)
  • Firepink (Silene virginica)
  • Honeysuckle
  • Mexican sunflower (Tithonia spp)
  • Penstemons (Penstomon spp.)
  • Petunia (Petunia spp.)
  • Red hot poker (Kniphofia spp.)
  • Salvia (Salvia spp.)
  • Spider plant (Cleome spp.)
  • Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)

*References used: McKinley, Michael. 2001. Ortho's All About Attracting Birds. The Scotts Company.IA; Vriends, Matthew. 1990. Feeding and Sheltering Backyard Birds. Barron's Educational Series. NY.; Davison, Verne. 1967. Atracting birds: from the Prairies to the Atlantic. Crowell Co, NY
 
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