Create a hummingbird haven with these vibrant plants

Hummingbirds are delightful garden visitors in the spring and summer months. These tiny-winged birds are also important pollinator species that help your garden bloom.

Hummingbird is seen about to extract nectar from a yellow and red flower.

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Each spring or summer, these tiny winged birds can be seen here and there along suburban gardens chirping. They might be tiny birds but, have hearty appetites and get their fill from certain common garden plants.

If you want to lure these birds to your garden you may want to start planting flowers attracting hummingbirds. Plant these few flowers to bring an abundance of hummingbirds to your garden.

Daylily

This bold and colourful flower is known for having a trumpet-like shape and is the perfect flower for inviting hummingbirds. Their trumpet-shaped leaves come in handy for hummingbirds as they allow them to reach the inside nectar more easily. With the weather warming up, it’s time to cultivate those gardens and make them a sanctuary for hummingbirds.

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Phlox flowers

Nothing beats the appeal of garden phlox plants. These tall, eye-catching perennials are ideal for inviting birds to your garden. Their large clusters of pink to purple flowers bloom for several weeks in summer inviting an abundance of these tiny birds. Hummingbirds love the garden phlox’s nectar and the fragrance they emit.

Honeysuckle

As the name suggests, honeysuckle flowers are hummingbird magnets for their sweet nectar. These open-mouthed florals are even more attractive due to their bright red-toned petals. They are easy to grow as they prefer full, direct sun and grow extremely fast.

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Pentas Flowers

These low-maintenance plants thrive in heat and humidity and are adored by hummingbirds. Their charming star-shaped blooms, which come in pink, red, or white, are attractive to hummingbirds. The flowers grow slowly and are commonly found in containers or garden beds.

Columbine

Hummingbirds tend to love columbines because they stick around as the flowers are drought-resistant and don’t require much water. Columbines are cheerful plants with clover-shaped leaves with thin, airy stems. Their flowers bloom in a wide range of colours such as red, yellow, white, and even pink making for a spectacular colour flower garden.