Garden Talk: List of Plants for Butterflies and Hummingbirds

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Author Content creadman Rockford, IL (Zone 5a) November 8, 2005 1:07 PM Post #1864116 Here's a list of plants for Butterflies and Hummingbirds. (Please add if you don't find any listed here) ANNUALS AND BEDDING PLANTS Begonia (Begonias) Fuchsia (Fuchsias) Ipomoea purpurea (Common morning glory) Lantana camara (Lantana) Nicotiana alata (Flowering tobacco) Pelargonium (Geraniums) Petunia (Petunias) Phaseolus coccineus (Scarlet runner bean) Salvia splendens (Scarlet sage) Tropaeolum majus (Nasturtium) PERENNIALS Achillea filipendulina (fern-leaved yarrow) Alcea rosea (Hollyhock) Aquilegia (Columbines) Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weeds) Aster novae-angliae (New England aster) Astilbe x arendsii (astilbe) Baptisia australis (Blue false Indigo) Boltonia asteroides(boltonia) Campanula (Bellflowers) Centranthus ruber (red valerian) Chrysanthemum x superbum (shasta daisy) Delphinium (Delphiniums) Dianthus gratiopolitanus (cheddar pinks) Digitalis (Foxgloves) Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) Erigeron speciosus (daisy fleabane) Eupatorium maculatum (spotted Joe-Pye weed) Eupatorium rugosum (white snakeroot) Gaillardia x grandiflora (blanket flowers) Hemerocallis (Daylilies) Heuchera sanguinea (Coral bells) Iris (Bearded irises) Kniphofia uvaria (Torch lily) Lilium (Lilies) Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower) Lupinus polyphyllus (garden lupines) Lychnix (Campions) Monarda didyma (Bee balm) Papaver (Poppies) Penstemon (Beardtongues) Phlox paniculata (Border phlox) Rudbeckia fulgida (orange coneflower) Salvia officinalis (Common Sage) Saponaria (Soapworts) Scabiosa caucasica(pincushion flower) Sedum spectabile (Showy stonecrop) Stachys (Betonies) SHRUBS AND VINES Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush) Campsis radicans (Trumpet vine) Caragana (Pea shrubs) Chaenomeles (Flowering quinces) Cotoneaster (Cotoneasters) Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beautybush) Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet honeysuckle) Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle) Ribes sanguineum (Red-flowering currant Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and azaleas) Syringa (Lilacs) Weigela florida (Weigela) NOTE: Best by choosing Red, Pink, or Oranage varieties. Also, avoid using pesticides. This message was edited Nov 9, 2005 7:57 AM

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