Hummingbird Gardening Resources

• Hummingbirds of Texas – Shackelford, Lindsay and Klym, Texas A& M Press College Station, TX. Book containing information on the species of hummingbirds found in Texas includes a chapter on hummingbird gardening and a list of hummingbird plants effective within the state.
• Texas Wildscapes; Gardening for Wildlife – Damude and Bender, TPWD Press Austin, TX. Book includes a chapter on hummingbird gardening.

Flame Acanthus Plant

• Native Texas Plants – Wasowski and Wasowski, Lonestar Books New York Book has excellent descriptions and habitat requirements for native plants that would be effective in a hummingbird garden.
• Hummingbird Gardens; Attracting Nature’s Jewels to Your Backyard – Newfield and Nielsen, Houghton Miflin New York Book introduces a lot of exotic plants into the picture but the concepts and the techniques provide good guidance if you use natives in place of the many exotics recommended for the region.
• Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds – Williamson, TFH Publications Neptune, NJ Book provides some excellent information for feeding hummingbirds in the southwest.