Early in the season, azaleas and rhododendrons are good choices. For early summer, plant bleeding hearts and columbines. During late summer, hummingbirds come to bergamot and the late summer wildflowers. You also may want to purchase hanging plants, such as fuschia. Other early summer flowers that attract hummingbirds include fly-honeysuckle, fire pink, tulip poplar, weigala and trumpet honeysuckle.
Hummingbirds play a major role in pollination.
Tubular flowers with long stamens are specially adapted to be pollinated by hummingbirds. Using long beaks and long tongues, the birds feed on the flowers' nectar. As they brush against the flowers, pollen sticks to their bodies. The pollen transfers to the next flower they visit. Homeowners also can hang a feeder to draw hummingbirds to a specific location, like a kitchen window.