Native hummingbird plants in North Eastern North America
The plants listed here are native to the province of Ontario. If you are limited for space and have a reasonable amount of sunshine, then it is still possible to have a native hummingbird garden. The following plants together will provide flowers throughout the season and they are all highly popular with hummingbirds.
For those of you who have lots of space, then consider the following plants:
Trees
Aesculus glabra
Liriodendron tulipfera
Shrubs
Aesculus pavia
Aesculus parviflora
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Symphoricarpos albus
Vines
Campsis radicans (Trumpet vine)
Lonicera sempervivens (Honeysuckle)
Perennials
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed)
Chelone glabra (White turtlehead)
Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed)
Ipomopsis rubra (Red standing cypress)
Liatris sp. (Gay feather)
Lilium sp. (Lily)
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower)
Lobelia silphilatica (Great blue lobelia)
Monarda didyma (Bee balm)
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
Penstemon sp. (Beardtongue)
Phlox sp. (Phlox)
Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant)
Annuals
Impatiens capensis (Touch me not)