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Garden:


Hummingbirds are more likely to nest and hang around your
yard all summer if you grow
the right plants, says University of Georgia gardening expert
Paul Thomas.



Thomas, an Extension Service floriculturist with the UGA
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, recommends these plants for your
hummingbird and butterfly garden.
(Those with asterisks may be considered annuals in more
northerly climates.)





Annuals Perennials Woody
Ornamentals
Salvia splendens

Phlox drummondii

Impatiens capensis

Nasturtium glauca

Petunia hybrida

Nicotiana alata

Plumbago aurantiaca

Pentas lanceolata

Lathyrus odoratus

Ipomoea quamoclit
Salvia coccinea*

Salvia greggii*

Phlox paniculata

Alcea rosea

Centranthus ruber

Aquilegia
(most)

Kniphofia uvaria

Lobelia cardinalis

Monarda didyma

Penstemon barbatus
Abelia grandiflora

Aesculus pavia

Weigela florida

Lonicera sempervirens


azaleas (most kinds)

rhododendrons (all)

Mimosa pudica

Vitex angus-castus

Erythrina cristi-galli

Liriodendron tulipifera