VINES TO ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS

Common nameScientific nameZonesFlowerSizeExposureComments
Canary bird vine; Canary creeperTropaeolum peregriumAnnualYellow8 to 10'Sun to partial shadeEdible flowers produced from July to frost
Cape honeysuckleTecomaria capensis8-9Orange-scarlet20'Sun to partial shadeQuasiclimber; tolerant of heat, drought and coastal conditions
Cardinal climberIpomoea x multifidaAnnualRed10 to 20'Sun to partial shadeSeeds should be scarified and soaked in water for 12 to 24 hours to aid germination
Carolina jasmineGelsemium sempervirens7-9Yellow10 to 20'Sun to partial shadeYellow flowers in spring; native; foliage bronzes in winter; all parts of the plant are toxic
Chilean glory flower; Glory vineEccremocarpus scaberAnnualYellow, red10 to 12'SunStart from seeds; does not transplant well; thrives on heat; tubular flowers all summer
Cross vineBignonia capreolata = Anisostichus capreolata6-9Orange-red30 to 50'Sun to partial shadeEvergreen to semi-evergreen; native; flowers in mid-spring; leaves take on a purplish color in winter
Cypress vineIpomoea quamoclit; Quamoclit pennataAnnualRed10 to 15'Sun to partial shadeSeeds should be scarified and soaked in water for 12 to 24 hours to aid germination
Firecracker vine; Spanish flagMina lobataAnnualReddish-orange fading to orange, yellow, and white10 to 20'Sun to partial shadeSeeds should be scarified and soaked in water for 12 to 24 hours to aid germination
Honeysuckle, CoralLonicera sempervirens5-9Coral to red, yellow15 to 25'Sun to partial shadeTrumpet-shaped flowers mid-spring to fall; native; cultivars: Sulfurea (yellow), Superba, Magnifica, John Clayton, Cedar Lane, Alabama Crimson
Honeysuckle, JapaneseLonicera, Japonica5-9White20 to 30'Sun to partial shadeNaturalized, rampant vine; invasive; white, fragrant flowers
Honeysuckle, Scarlet trumpetLonicera x brownii3-8Orange red8'Sun to partial shade
Honeysuckle, WoodbineLonicera periclymenum5-9Creamy white, yellow15 to 20'Sun to partial shade
Morning gloryIpomea spp.AnnualBlue, white, purple, pink8 to 15'SunCan become invasive; seeds should be scarified
Scarlet runner beanPhaseolus coccineusAnnualRed, white8 to 20'SunFlowers midsummer to fall; edible beans
Snapdragon vine; Climbing snapdragonAsarina antirrhinifoliaAnnualRed-purple, pink, white8'Sun
Swamp jasmineGelsemium rankii7-8Yellow10 to 20'Sun to shadeYellow flowers in spring and fall
Trumpet creeperCampsis radicans7-9Orange-red 13 to 20'Sun to partial shadeThrives on neglect; spreads by underground runners and can become invasive; flowers July to frost
Trumpet vineCampsis grandiflora7-9Deep orange o red13 to 20'SunTrumpet shaped flowers in summer; less aggressive than C. radicans