11 Long-Blooming Flowers That Will Bring Hummingbirds to Your Garden All Season

Scarlet Beebalm

It's no surprise that hummingbirds love these red tubular flowers. "[They're] arranged like a firework display on 3 to 4 foot stems," says Uli Lorimer, director at Native Plant Trust.

Scarlet bee balm's foliage (Monarda didyma) is pleasantly aromatic when crushed. "[It's] closely related is wild bergamot, whose flowers are a softer pink... but equally attractive to hummingbirds," he adds.

• Zones: 4 to 9
• Mature size: 4 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun; well-drained, keep moist
  

Coral Honeysuckle

Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a great option for those who have a long fence or an arbor that they'd like to cover.

"There's a large coral honeysuckle vine outside my office window, and, without fail, every year, in May and June, I can hear the buzz of the hummingbirds visiting the flowers," says Lorimer. "It's a delightful sound."

The vine also forms red berries in the fall, continuing its seasonal interest beyond the summer.

• Zones: 4 to 9
• Mature size: 10 to 20 feet tall x 6 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; organic, well-drained soil; keep moist
  

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) has narrow, fire-engine red blossoms that hummingbirds love.

"[It's] naturally found along river and stream corridors, and it prefers the scouring that periodic flooding or ice provides," says Lorimer. "In the garden, you can mimic this by leaving bare patches of soil open, scratching with a rake, and shaking the seeds directly onto the soil."

To get a cardinal flower to reseed, make sure to provide this disturbance; otherwise, it may fade after several seasons.

• Zones: 3 to 9
• Mature size: 4 feet tall x 2 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; wet, well-drained soil
  

Fire Pinks

Fire pinks (Silene virginica) are a native perennial that produces bright red flowers for several weeks during the spring.

"They're irresistible to hummingbirds returning from their winter migration," says Charlotte Glen, horticulturist at North Carolina State University. The plants thrive in sun or partial shade and will self-seed if the blooms are left to mature into seedheads.

These natives can tolerate clay soils, but they still need adequate drainage to be happy.

• Zones: 4 to 8
• Mature size: 5 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; dry to medium moist, well-drained soil
  

Whiteleaf Leather Flower

This native clematis vine (Clematis glaucophylla) has pale, blue-green leaves and dainty pink flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer.

"The blooms attract hummingbirds and bumblebees and are followed by interesting, curly seed heads," says Glen. "They grow and bloom well in sites with morning to midday sun and afternoon shade."

• Zones: 6 to 9
• Mature size: 15 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
  

Autumn Sage

Like many salvias, autumn sage (Salvia greggii) thrives in heat and drought.

"Despite its common name, [it] blooms from late spring through summer, and most heavily in the fall," adds Glen. You'll find many named varieties are available, she notes, with tubular flowers in shades of red, pink, and purple. All of them are perfect for hummingbirds.

• Zones: 6 to 9
• Mature size: 3 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
  

Ocotillo

Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), which means "little torch" in Spanish, is an adaptable desert plant with red flower clusters on long spiny stems.

"It's an important food source for hummingbirds that use the Pacific and central flyway during the northern spring migration," says Chloe Dannenfelser, bird conservationist at the American Bird Conservancy.

• Zones: 3 to 9
• Mature size: 20 feet tall x 4 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun; well-drained alkaline soil
  

Zinnias

Zinnias are fun, easy-to-grow annuals that come in a variety of colors, including red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, and white, and may reseed themselves if you live in the right climate.

"[They're] also great for hummingbirds, as they're super bright and colorful," says Dannenfelser. "The open-face structure makes it easy for hummingbirds to feed on the nectar."

• Zones: 2 to 11 (annuals)
• Mature size: 8 inches to 4 feet tall x 6 to 18 inches wide
• Care requirements: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil
  

Hummingbird Sage

Native to southern and central California, hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea) is a member of the Lamiaceae family and features tubular, magenta flowers.

"It also attracts a slew of other pollinator species such as bees, butterflies, and moths," adds Dannenfelser.

• Zones: 8 to 11
• Mature size: 3 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
  

Jewelweed

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) blooms from July through October and is found in moist to wet soils.

"It produces fleshy, juicy stems, which are topped by gorgeous orange flowers—each with a long-curled nectary," says Lorimer. It also attracts a host of other pollinators.

• Zones: 2 to 11
• Mature size: 3 to 5 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Partial shade to shade; moist, well-drained soil
  

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) can grow 20 feet or more in a season, and will load itself with red-orange blooms. Keep in mind that regular pruning will be necessary to keep this plant manageable, as per Lorimer.

• Zones: 4 to 9
• Mature size: 25 to 40 feet tall x 3 feet wide
• Care requirements: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil; medium watering