🪴 Best Container Plants for Hummingbirds (Patio Gardening)

You don’t need an acre of land to attract hummingbirds. In fact, a small balcony can be better because it concentrates the flowers in one spot.

If you are gardening in pots, you need plants that stay small but bloom big.

Here are the top 5 “Patio Performers.”

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1. Fuchsia (Hanging Basket King)

This is the #1 hummingbird plant for shade. The drooping, two-tone flowers are perfectly shaped for hovering birds.

• Light: Shade / Part Shade.
• Care: Keep moist! They hate drying out.

2. Salvia ‘Hot Lips’

A compact version of the giant garden sage. It has red and white flowers that bloom all summer.

• Light: Full Sun.
• Care: Drought tolerant once established.

3. Calibrachoa (Million Bells)

It looks like a miniature Petunia. It spills over the edge of pots in a waterfall of color.

• Light: Full Sun.
• Color: Choose Red, Pink, or Orange.

4. Vermillionaire (Firecracker Plant)

A cuphea plant that produces thousands of tiny orange “cigar” flowers. Hummingbirds are obsessed with it.

• Light: Full Sun.
• Care: Extremely heat tolerant. Great for the South.

5. Lantana

Clusters of tiny flowers that act as a landing pad for butterflies and hummingbirds.

• Light: Full Sun (The hotter the better).
• Bonus: Deer resistant!

Happy Planting!