What are your go-to plants for hummingbirds?

Readers share which blooms successfully attract these nectar lovers to their yards

I had two firecracker plants (Cuphea ignea) in pots next to my shed last summer. Every time I went outside, I saw two or three ruby-throated hummingbirds. They would even sit on the clothesline near the shed. They loved those flowers! Susan Michalewicz LOCKPORT, NY I never had success with any flowers until I planted Black & Blue salvia. Alexa Wojtecki MUSCATINE, IA Hummingbirds love my Lucifer crocosmia and enjoy it more than nectar from a feeder. I love watching them visit this perennial plant year after year! Jan Hardy PITTSBURGH, PA I grow bee balm in the middle of my flower beds and am always rewarded with the company of hummingbirds while tending my gardens. Miriam Guyor ST. CLAIR, MI My favorite is autumn sage. The abundant blooms are best in spring and fall. I also grow…

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Birds & Blooms (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2024

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