Hummingbird Garden Planner
Design a garden that hummingbirds can't resist. Filter plants by your USDA hardiness zone, visualize bloom periods month by month, and lay out your garden with our interactive grid.
Find Plants for Your Zone
Select your USDA hardiness zone to see compatible hummingbird plants
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Bee Balm
Monarda didyma
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Penstemon
Penstemon strictus
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja coccinea
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera x brownii
Bloom Calendar
Visualize when each plant provides nectar — aim for year-round color
| Plant | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Agave | ||||||||||||
Ocotillo | ||||||||||||
Trumpet Honeysuckle |
Pollinator Score Leaderboard
Ranked by effectiveness at attracting hummingbirds (score out of 100)
Garden Layout Visualizer
Click cells to plant flowers. Select a plant brush from the legend below.
What Flowers Attract Hummingbirds?
Native vs exotic plants — why natives win for hummingbird habitat
🌿 Native Plants
- ✓Co-evolved with local hummingbird species over thousands of years
- ✓Provide the right flower shape and nectar chemistry for native hummingbirds
- ✓Support the insects hummingbirds also need for protein
- ✓Require less water and maintenance once established
- ✓Create sustainable habitat that persists year after year
- ✓Best examples: Cardinal Flower, Bee Balm, Trumpet Vine, Columbine
🌺 Exotic/Non-Native Plants
- →Can still provide nectar, but may lack correct flower morphology
- →Often bred for appearance, reducing nectar production
- →May not support native insect populations
- →Some (like Japanese honeysuckle) are invasive — avoid these
- →Best exotic options: Fuchsia, Salvia coccinea, Agave
- →Always prefer non-invasive exotic varieties
Tubular Shape
Hummingbirds evolved with tubular flowers that perfectly match their bill length. Flat flowers are less efficient.
Red & Orange Colors
Hummingbirds are strongly attracted to red, orange, and pink — they have excellent color vision extending into the UV spectrum.
High Nectar Volume
Plants that produce abundant, dilute-to-moderate sugar concentration nectar (20–25%) are most preferred.