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Perennials
for Hummingbirds
Below
are some hummingbird magnets that perform
well in Zone 8.
Name:
Bee
Balm
Botanical:
Monarda
Height
x Width:
2-4' H x 1-2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Red, Burgundy, or Pink
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Performs best in moisture retentive
soils
Features:
Enormously large,
nectar rich blooms arranged in whirling
clusters atop tall stems are a hummingbird
magnet! The most mildew-resistant
selection.
Companions:
Combine
with other plants that attract hummingbirds
and that prefer moisture retentive
soils.
Name:
Butterfly
Bush
Botanical:
Buddleia
Height
x Width:
6-8' H x 4-5' W
Exposure:
Full Sun is preferred
Bloom
Color:
Purple, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Wine,
or White
Bloom
Time:
Sumer through Fall!
Water:
Low
Features:
Produces and abundance
of flower clusters from June to frost
that are butterfly magnets! Excellent
specimen in the perennial garden or
around patios and decks. Very Drought
tolerant.
Companions:
Other
Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas, Yarrows,
Agastache, Asters, Salvias, Tall Verbena,
and other butterfly attracting plants.
Name:
Cardinal
Flower
Botanical:
Lobelia cardinalis
Height
x Width:
3-4' H x -2' W
Exposure:
Shade
Bloom
Color:
Intense Red
Bloom
Time:
July through September
Water:
Prefers moisture retentive soils
Features:
Showy intense red
flowers are densely packed on sturdy
stems. A hummingbird magnet!
Companions:
A good
selection for a swampy, shady area
of the landscape. Naturalizes were
happy.
Name:
Columbines
Botanical:
Aquilegia
Height
x Width:
12-24" H x 12-18"
W
Exposure:
Shade or Afternoon Shade
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
Spring into Summer
Water:
Low
Features:
Very unique brightly
colored flowers rise above the clove-like
clumps of delicate foliage in spring.
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
Companions:
Hosta
Lilies, Heucheras, Helleborus, Lamium,
Vinca Minor, Toad Lilies, Peonies,
Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Mahonias, Nandinas,
Azaleas, Dogwoods, Redbud Trees, and
other shade plants and trees.
Name:
Foxglove
'Strawberry' (Perennial)
Botanical:
Digitalis
Height
x Width:
3-3.5' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Rose-Pink
Bloom
Time:
May-June
Water:
Moderate
Features:
This wonderful hybrid
perennial Foxglove produces rose-pink
bell-shaped flowers on sturdy stems
that rise above deep green leafy foilage.
Companions:
Other
Foxgloves, Yarrows, Columbine, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Coneflower, Guara, Daylilies,
Iris, Liliums, Japanese Aster, Liatrus,
Rose Campion, Bee Balms, Phlox, Salvias,
Veronicas, and more.
Name:
Heucheras
Botanical:
Heuchera
Height
x Width:
12-18" H x 12-18"
W
Exposure:
Shade or Afternoon Shade
Bloom
Color:
More known for its colorful foliage!
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Low once established
Features:
Heucheras are quickly gaining in
popularity as they add outstanding,
unique texture and color to the shady
garden.
Companions:
All other shade perennials,
shrubs, and trees.
Name:
Hibiscus
'Swamp'
Botanical:
Hibiscus coccineus
Height
x Width:
6' H x 6' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Red - 6" across
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall
Water:
Dry or Wet!
Features:
Outstanding red flowers
are 6" across. Cutleaf foliage
is very attractive.Outstanding specimen
or background plant in the perennial
garden or landscape. Tolerates damp
or dry soils.
Companions:
Other
perennial Hibiscus, Yellow Flag Iris,
Horsetail Grass, Canna Lilies, Joe
Pye Weed, Bee balm, Calla Lilies,
and other plants that like damp soils.
Name:
Hollyhocks
Botanical:
Alcea
Height
x Width:
4-6' H x 1-2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Average
Features:
Tall plants feature
a wide array of colorful flowers that
hummingbirds love.
Companions:
Other
hummingbird plants.
Name:
Red
Honeysuckle
Botanical:
Lonicera
Height
x Width:
10'+ H x 2'3' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Red
Bloom
Time:
Off and on through the warm season
Water:
Low once established
Features:
An abundance of dangling clusters
of red trumpet-shaped flowers are
a hummingbird magnet!
Companions:
Combine with other
hummingbird attractors.
Name:
Iris
- Bearded
Botanical:
Iris germanica
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
Spring & early Summer
Water:
Low
Features:
Large, outstanding
flowers are eye-catching in gardens
or the landscape. Gray-green foliage
is an attractive vertical accent.
Good cut flowers. Can be divided.
Companions:
Other
Iris, Yarrows, Hollyhocks, Artemesia,
Dianthus, Foxgloves, Guara, Japanese
Aster, Malva, Peonies, Salvias, and
more.
Name:
Pineapple
Sage
Botanical:
Salvia elegans
Height
x Width:
3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Red
Bloom
Time:
July to Frost!
Water:
Tolerates dry but prefers damp soils.
Features:
Produces an abundance
of red tubular flowers that are a
hummingbird magnet! The foliage of
this plant smells just like fresh
pineapples! A must in every garden!
Like moisture retentive soils.
Companions:
Other
perennials that like moisture retentive
soils and that attract hummingbirds.
Name:
Garden
Phlox - (Tall)
Botanical:
Phlox paniculata
Height
x Width:
2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Assorted
Bloom
Time:
Summer into Fall if deadheaded
Water:
Low to average...water during prolonged
drought
Features:
Large vividly-colored
flower clusters are produced in abundance
atop clumps of dark green foliage
on vertical stems. Underused in our
area. Very eye catching and a must
in any sunny garden or landscape!
Mildew resistant. Some are fragrant
and good cut flowers.
Eye-catching spikes
of tubular flowers in a range of colors
are produced atop sturdy stalks that
rise above grassy foliage. Repeat
bloomer. Very drought tolerant. Good
cut flower.
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Artemesia, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia
Daisies, Crocosmia, Daylilies, Sedums,
and many more.
Name:
'Black
& Blue' Salvia
Botanical:
Salvia guaranitica
Height
x Width:
4-5' H x 3-4' W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Bloom
Color:
Intense Blue
Bloom
Time:
May to Frost!
Water:
Average
Features:
Georgia Gold Medal
Winner! Navy blue flowers are produced
in abundance from May to frost on
this upright perennial bush. One of
the most outstanding plants in your
garden! A must in every garden and
a Wilson Bros. Favorite!
Companions:
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia,
Butterfly Bush, Lantana, Daisies,
Coneflowers, Daylilies, Japanese Aster,
Obediaent Plant, Bee Balm, Russian
Sage, Tall Phlox, Sedums, other Salvias,
Veronicas, and many more!
Name:
Trumpet
Vine 'Madame Galen'
Botanical:
Campsis
Height
x Width:
20'+ Long x 2-3' W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Salmon-Red
Bloom
Time:
July thru Sept.
Water:
Low once established
Features:
Outstanding, large
trumpet flowers produced from July
thru Fall are a hummingbird magnet!
Grows fast on fences, arbors, poles,
and other sructures. A Wilson Bros.
Favorite!!
Companions:
Other
plants that attract hummingbirds.
Summer and Fall blooming perennials.
