Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: plants to attract hummingbirds, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Iowa,

I have hedges of Firebush (hamelia patens) growing on both sides of my driveway...the hummies really love that stuff.

A neighbor has Orange Trumpet Vine (campsis radicans) hanging over the fence and they fight for that too.

Golden Dewdrops aka Sapphire Showers (duranta repens/duranta erecta) is also a hummie favorite as well as a butterfly magnet.

They love monarda and salvia and tend to go to red flowers first.

Of course, feeders work extremely well too :o)

~ Cat