Hummingbird Attracting Plants
Who isn't mesmerized these days with the mind-boggling array of perennial plants on the market? What we really want to know is: How does a plant
perform in gardens over the long-term? Since 1989, our nursery has been trialing plants in our own trial gardens. We've compiled a list of and now offer
the best of the best "must have" plants in gardens where they will grow.
Use the chart below to select Gardener Direct TOP Selection hummingbird perennial plants for certain sun exposures, water needs, bloom period and USDA Zones
*Water Needs: Indicates needs once plants are established
Click on a plant name to visit its page and add to your cart
| Perennial Plant Name or Type | Sun Exposure | Water Needs | Season in Color | USDA Zones |
| Agastache (Hummingbird Mints) | Sun | Low | Summer, Fall | 7-9 |
| Asclepias (Milkweed) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer, Fall | 3-9 (Varies) |
| Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) | Sun | Low | Summer to Frost! | 5-9 |
| Dicliptera (Hummingbird Plant) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer to Frost! | 7-10 |
| Digiplex (Foxglove) | Sun to Part Sun | Average | Spring through Fall! | 8-11 |
| Hemerocallis (Daylilies) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 4-10 |
| Heuchera (Coral Bells) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Spring, Summer | 4-8 |
| Heucherella (Foamy Bells) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Spring, Summer | 4-9 |
| Hosta Lilies | Shade / Part Shade | Low | Summer | 3-8 |
| Kniphofia (Red Hot Pokers) | Sun | Low | Summer | 5-10 |
| Lobelia (Cardinal Flower) | Sun / Part Sun | Average, High | Summer | 3-10 |
| Monarda (Bee Balm) | Sun | Average, High | Spring, Summer | 4-9 |
| Nepeta (Catmint) | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 4-9 |
| Penstemon (Beardtongue) | Sun | Average, Low | Spring, Summer | 4-9 |
| Perovskia (Russian Sage) | Sun | Low | Summer | 4-9 |
| Phlox (Garden Phlox) | Sun | Average | Summer | 3-8 |
| Phlox (Woodland) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Spring, Early Summer | 3-8 |
| Physostegia (Obedient Plant) | Sun | Average, High | Summer. Early Fall | 3-10 |
| Pulmonaria (Lungwort) | Shade | Average | Spring | 3-8 |
| Salvia (Sages) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer to Frost! | 6-10 (Varies) |
| Tiarella (Foam Flower) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Summer | 4-9 |
| Verbena | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 7-10 (Varies) |
| Veronica (Speedwell) | Sun | Low | Spring, Summer | 3-8 (Varies) |
| Vines | Sun Exposure | Water Needs | Season in Color | USDA Zones |
| Trumpet Vines | Sun to Part Sun | Low | Summer into Fall | 4-9 |
| Honeysuckle Vines | Sun to Part Shade | Low | Spring, Summer | 5-10 |
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One of the most brilliant of all Encore Azaleas, Autumn Bonfire will set your landscape on fire with ...Read more
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This petite beauty displays dark purple foliage year-round and bursts with lovely pink string cluste ...Read more
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Huge quantities of bright white flowers on compact plants / 2.5' H x 3'W / Full Sun or Part Shade / ...Read more
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This low maintenance upright evergreen features brilliant, dark maroon to copper new growth.
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Beautiful tassel like ivory white flowers in spring with bronze new foliage in spring and summer. 3- ...Read more
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Fjellheim Dwarf Coral Bark Japanese Maple
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Mikawa yatsubusa Japanese Maple
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The geren leaves of the multi-branched, compact Acer palmatum Mikawa yatsubusa grow closely together ...Read more
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New Lil' Anne's Jewel is a stunning lace leaf Japanese Maple that is sometimes known as Lileanne's J ...Read more
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Evergreen shrub with a dense, rounded habit tolerates full sun with no noticeable burn.
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Distinctive oak-shaped leaves and golden variegated foliage set this versatile evergreen holly apart ...Read more
