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Many gardeners planting specifically to attract hummingbirds are tending more and more to go with native species, a practice that the Great Lakes HummerNet strongly encourages. This is a list of known and possible plants that hummingbirds visit, which are native to Michigan. In addition to the growth habit, flower color, and blooming time shown on this page, clicking on the plant name will take you to a page with a range map (based on Voss 1972, 1985, and 1996) and a photo of the flower (many have yet to be added). English names are based on Voss as well as Newcomb (1977). Species are arranged roughly by blooming time, then alphabetically by scientific name. 

For the purposes of this list, the blooming seasons are defined as Spring (April-May), Summer (June-July), Fall (August-October).

Several of the plants on this list are threatened or endangered, and none of these plants should be disturbed in any way as most are protected by law.. Many of the commoner species listed here can be obtained from responsible organizations who cultivate them. Some of these are:

Michigan Wildflower Farm
Wildtype
Michigan Native Plant Producers Association
Prairie Moon Nursery

Another useful website, giving some coverage to regional native plants,  is Hummingbird Gardening in the Upper Midwest.

Species

Growth habit

Color

Blooming Time