California Fuchsias have colors from white, pink to orange and red. Gray or green foliage and wide or narrow leaves. Since hummingbirds, like most birds, have virtually no sense of smell, the flowers that attract them tend to have little or no fragrance, apparently directing their energy into finding flowers with bright colors and certain shapes. Hummingbirds drink nectar, a sweet liquid inside certain flowers. Like bees, they are able to assess the amount of sugar in the nectar they eat; they normally reject flower types that produce nectar that is less than 10% sugar and prefer those whose sugar content is higher. The California Fuchsia has a high sugar content and attracts hummingbirds very well.