Hummingbird Magnet
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Hummingbirds love native plants, typically going for specific bloom colors and shapes. These native plants also attract insects full of protein to fuel hummingbirds’ flights and feed their young.
Agastache foeniculum
Agastache foeniculum, or Anise Hyssop, is a 2-3 foot perennial member of the mint family. Anise Hyssop’s leaves produce a strong anise or licorice scent when crushed, and its bluish-purplish flowers appear in July through September. The plant grows in … Continued
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia canadensis, or Columbine, is a classic woodland wildflower with lacy blue-green foliage and beautiful red and yellow flowers. Hummingbirds flock to its flowers, and it reseeds itself freely.
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias incarnata, or Red Milkweed, is a 3-5 foot perennial perfect for full sun and moist to wet soils. Red Milkweed, or Swamp Milkweed, blooms with reddish flowers from June to July. Its leaves are the preferred food of Monarch … Continued
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias syriaca, or Milkweed, is a herbaceous perennial with pink flowers serving as a great nectar source for butterflies. Its leaves are a food source for Monarch butterfly larvae. Milkweed, or Common Milkweed, is easily grown in average, dry to … Continued
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa, or Butterfly Milkweed is a 1-2 foot dazzling member of the Milkweed family. Butterfly Milkweed leaves are lance-shaped, and its flowers are a brilliant orange. Preferring dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun, Butterfly Milkweed appears from … Continued
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias verticillata, or White Milkweed, is a deep-rooted perennial with small greenish-white flowers blooming in small clusters between July to August. The late-blooming milkweed makes it a valuable late-season food source for Monarch butterflies and their caterpillars.
Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis, or Blue Wild Indigo, is a 3-5 foot, hardy, long-lived perennial legume for full sun to light shade and well-drained medium moist soils. The attractive, dark blue flowers and glossy blue-green trifoliate leaves on Blue Wild Indigo bloom … Continued
Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus americanus, or New Jersey Tea, is a 2-3 foot, hardy, perennial, woody shrub for well-drained dry to medium soils in part to full sun. New Jersey Tea produces bright white flowers growing in July through August. Younger plants get … Continued
Chelone glabra
Chelone glabra, or Turtlehead, is a 2-3 foot wetland perennial for wet meadows and rich moist to average soils that blooms in late summer-early fall. Turtlehead’s creamy white flower resembles a turtle’s head. It serves as a nectar plant and … Continued
Delphinium exaltatum
Delphinium exaltatum, or Tall Larkspur, is a 3-5 foot long-lived perennial that thrives in shade to part sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. Tall Larkspur has brilliant blue flowers that appear from July to August, much later bloom time than … Continued
Delphinium tricorne
Delphinium tricorne, or Dwarf Larkspur, is a one-foot perennial thriving in medium to wet soil in all sun exposures, particularly part sun to shade. Dwarf Larkspur’s blue-purple flowers appear in early spring from April to June. Long-tongued bees, hummingbirds and … Continued
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea, or Purple Coneflower, is a 3- to 4-foot perennial that attracts butterflies, songbirds and hummingbirds to your garden. Purple Coneflower’s pink flowers bloom profusely from mid to late summer, and it thrives in dry to medium moist soils. … Continued
Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana andrewsii, or Bottle Gentian, is a 1-2 foot tall perennial preferring part sun and moist to wet rich soils. Bottle Gentian’s deep blue bottle-type flowers bloom in late summer to fall. Just be careful transplanting as it resents root … Continued
Liatris ligulistylis
Liatris ligulistylis, or Meadow Blazing Star, is a 3-5 foot native perennial that prefers full sun in medium, moist soils. Meadow Blazing Star produces magenta-purple blooms in late summer, and it is the ultimate monarch magnet. The native perennial is … Continued
Liatris scariosa
Eastern Blazing Star, or Liatris scariosa, is a two-foot-tall perennial preferring dry soils and full to part sun. Eastern Blazing Star’s rose-purple flower spikes appear in late summer from August to September. The perennial is tough, making it tolerant of … Continued
Liatris spicata
Liatris spicata, or Marsh Blazing Star, is a 2-4 foot tall long-lived perennial preferring moist to wet average soils in full sun. Marsh Blazing Star’s pink-purple flower spikes appear in summer, attracting butterflies, hummingbirds and birds. The plant is great … Continued
Lilium superbum
Lilium superbum, or Turk’s Cap Lily, is the largest and most spectacular of the native lilies in northeastern North America and attracts the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly. Turk’s Cap Lily produces beautiful, bell-shaped, yellow-orange “flame” colored flowers with red spots … Continued
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia cardinalis, or Cardinal Flower, is a 3-4 foot tall showy perennial with luminous scarlet-red flower spikes that appear from July through September. Cardinal Flower prefers full to part sun and moist to wet soils. It is an excellent nectar … Continued
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia siphilitica, or Great Blue Lobelia, is a 2-3 foot perennial covered with deep blue flowers in late summer to early fall. Great Blue Lobelia prefers part to full sun in moist to wet soils. It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies … Continued
Lupinus perennis
Lupinus perennis, or Wild Lupine, is a two-foot late spring flowering perennial with shimmering spikes of bright blue flowers. It prefers dry sandy or gravelly acid soils in part to full sun. Wild Lupine is a nitrogen-fixing plant, which aids … Continued
Mertensia virginica
Mertensia virginica, or Virginia Bluebells, is a 1-2 foot perennial woodlander native to moist humus-rich soils in part to full shade. Virginia Bluebells has beautiful pink to light blue bell-shaped flowers, appearing early to late spring. The plant goes dormant … Continued
Mimulus ringens
Mimulus ringens, or Monkey Flower, is a 2-3 foot hardy perennial for wet meadows and watersides. Monkey Flower is a long summer bloomer with bright violet flowers preferring moist to wet rich soils in part to full sun. Be sure … Continued
Monarda bradburiana
Monarda bradburiana, or Bradbury Monarda, is a two-foot perennial, shorter and more compact than the popular classic Wild Bergamot. Bradbury Monarda has a wonderful minty smell and attracts many pollinating insects and hummingbirds.
Monarda didyma
Monarda didyma, or Scarlet Beebalm, is a three-foot showy perennial with scarlet red blooms, appearing July to September. Scarlet Beebalm is easy to grow and prefers full sun to light shade in moist soils. Scarlet Beebalm is a great nectar … Continued