This plant can be used almost anywhere in the garden from sun to shade and will give you blooms throughout the spring and summer with minimal effort on your part. Penstemon can get up to three feet tall and can also stay as low as 8” depending on the variety. These plants have trumpet shaped flowers that are attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds. These can be used anywhere in your garden in full sun to partial shade.īeard tongue is a large group of flowering plants that consists of over 250 varieties. Flowers come in an assortment of colors and sizes from plants that can reach four feet high, to some that only get a little over a foot high. Monkey flower is a perennial that often times is used as an annual. This plant works well in a back drop situation or in the center of a perennial garden. Colors range from white to deep lavender. These plants can reach up to 4’high, depending on the variety. Some of my favorite perennials and annuals that attract both hummingbirds and butterflies are:įoxglove is a fantastic biennial or short lived perennial. There are many plants that attract both hummingbirds and butterflies these plants can easily be designed into your existing landscape or a new landscape. You can always use a hummingbird feeder to bring in the beauty of hummingbirds and butterflies, but I prefer to do it the natural way and create a lush and spectacular landscape. As I was sitting outside the other day enjoying this beautiful weather I noticed a hummingbird and thought this would be a great time to write a blog about how to attract hummingbirds and butterflies into the yard.
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