Plants to Attract Hummingbirds

Annuals

  • Canna 
  • Cosmos 
  • Dahlias 
  • Fuchsia 
  • Lantana 
  • Nicotiana 
  • Petunia
  • Salvia 
  • Snapdragons 
  • Verbena 
  • Vermillionaire

Perennials

  • Columbine (Aquilegia)
  • Crocosmia 
  • Corydalis 
  • Delphinium 
  • Fox Glove (Digitalis)
  • Coral Bells (Heuchera)
  • Hollyhock (Alcea Rosea)  
  • Honeysuckle 
  • Trumpet Vine
  • Yarrow (Achillea)
  • Bee Balm (Monarda)
  • Beardtongues (Penstemon)
  • Speedwell (Veronica)
  • Phlox 
  • Salvia
  • Hosta

Shrubs

  • Abelia 
  • Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
  • Cotoneaster 
  • Flowering Currant (Ribes)
  • Rhododendron
  • Weigela
  • Honeysuckle 
 

Plants to Attract Butterflies

Annuals

  • Ageratum 
  • Cosmos 
  • Fuchsia
  • Heliotrope 
  • Lantana 
  • Marigold 
  • Salvia 
  • Verbena 
  • Zinnia 

Perennials

  • Yarrow (Achillea)
  • Hyssop (Agastache)
  • Marguerite Daisy (Ageranthemum)
  • Bugleweed (Ajuga)
  • Flowering Onion (Allium)
  • Milkweed (Asclepias)
  • Tickseed (Coreopsis)
  • Coneflower (Echinacea)
  • Candytuft (Iberis) 
  • Spanish Lavender (Lavandula Stoechas)
  • Gay Feather (Liatris)
  • Lupine 
  • Mallow (Malva)
  • Bee Balm (Monarda)
  • Cat Mint (Nepeta)
  • Phlox 
  • Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
  • Salvia 
  • Stonecrop (Sedum)

Shrubs

  • Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis)
  • Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
  • Dogwood (Cornus)
  • Lilac (Syringa)
  • Viburnum
  • Blueberry (Vaccinium)

Plants to Attract Bees

Annuals

  • Basil 
  • Dahlia
  • Fuchsia 
  • Sunflower
  • Salvia 
  • Zinnia 
  • Marigold
 

Perennials

  • Yarrow (Achillea)
  • Flowering Onion (Allium)
  • Aster 
  • Fox Glove (Digitalis)
  • Coneflower (Echinacea)
  • Globe Thistle (Echinops)
  • Wall Flower (Erysimum)
  • Joe Pye Weed  (Eupatorium)
  • Fescue
  • Heather
  • Cat Mint (Nepeta)
  • Beardtongues (Penstemon)
  • Rosemary (Rosmarinus)
  • Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
  • Salvia 
  • Stonecrop (Sedum)
  • Lupine 
  • Oregano
  • Lavender (Lavendula)
 

Shrubs

  • Barberry (Berberis)
  • Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
  • California Lilac (Ceanothus)
  • Summersweet (Clethra)
  • Cotoneaster 
  • Honeysuckle 
  • Rose Mallow
    (Hardy Hibiscus)
  • Currants (Ribes)
  • Rhododendron 

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