Just for Hummers

Hummingbirds love red flowers best, but they sip nectar from a wide variety of blossoms through the year. Here are some that do well in local gardens:

Shrubs/hedges:

Hardy Fuchsia

Wild Azalea

Ocean spray

Rhododendron

Red-flowering Currant

Salmonberry

Escallonia

Huckleberry

Garden flowers:

Bleeding Heart

Foxglove

Rosemary

Penstemon

Lavender

Cardinal flower

Beebalm

California fuchsia

Sweet William

Sage—red flowering varieties, such as pineapple sage

Nasturtium

Firecracker plant

Vines:

Trumpet vine

Honeysuckle

Scarlet runner bean (need trellis or teepee)