Hummingbird Gardens

If you love hummingbirds, plant a garden tailored for them. These tiny, jewel-colored birds, native to the Americas, prefer tubular blossoms. Their long, skinny beaks are exactly right for reaching the nectars at the base of these flowers. Red gets their attention, but they like deep purples and blues, too.

UF/IFAS Sites

• School Gardens: Hummingbird Garden School Project

UF/IFAS Publications

• Attracting Hummingbirds (PDF)
• Bottlebrush Shrub Attracts Hummingbirds (PDF)
• Firebrush is a Hot Addition to Any Landscape (PDF)
• Hummingbirds of Florida
• It's a Hummingbird! (PDF)
• Scarlet Hibiscus Attracts Hummingbirds to the Garden (PDF)
• Unique Hummingbird Plants (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Birdwatching Basics
• Gardening for Birds
• Landscaping for Wildlife
• Scarlet Salvia

Other Sites

• A Hummingbird Garden--University of Vermont Extension
• Hummingbird Nectar Plants for Maine--University of Maine Cooperative Extension
• Keeping Your Hummingbirds Healthy and Happy--University of Vermont Extension
• Plants for Attracting Hummingbirds--Texas Cooperative Extension, Bexar County
• Plants for Hummingbirds--Oregon State University Extension
• Put Out Welcome Mat for Springtime Hummingbirds--eXtension.org
• Working with Wildlife: Hummingbirds and Butterflies--North Carolina Cooperative Extension (PDF)