Nothing catches the eye in a garden quite like a bright red flower, for humans and hummingbirds alike. And while perennials ...

Perennials are plants and flowers that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die every autumn and winter and then grow ...

The mandevilla flowers are highly visible and nectar-rich, two key characteristics in making them incredibly attractive to ...

This flowering shrub boasts dramatic tubular purple flowers that are ideal for drawing hummingbirds and butterflies to your ...

Micheline Jackson, a landscape designer and perennials expert at Kennedy's Country Gardens in Scituate, said hummingbirds like trumpet-shaped flowers because they can stick their beaks into the plant.

Hummingbirds are like the chihuahuas of the bird world: they are tiny, territorial, tightly wound, and too cute. While there are 17 species that nest in the United States, most live near the border ...

Hum along with happiness when you're planting flowers that'll bring the hummingbirds to your yard. Unless you thoughtfully build a garden all about drawing in and attracting the hummingbirds. When ...

Welcoming hummingbirds isn't just about growing the biggest, reddest flowers. It's possible to diversify your garden with beautiful and unique blooms in lovely shades beyond red. There are flowers ...

It offers an excellent source of nectar for hummingbirds from late spring through fall⁠—in fact, the plant is dependent on them for pollination. Wild cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) can grow 4 or ...

Hummingbirds possess one of the most extraordinary memory systems in the animal kingdom. Despite their tiny brains—weighing less than 0.2 grams, or less than a penny—these remarkable birds can ...

Gardeners like hummingbirds not only for their aphid-eating and flower-pollinating talents but because they add beauty and animation to the landscape. In other words, they’re fun to watch.