I am looking for a vine that will grow well in a semi-shade condition that is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. I live in zone 7A. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Jeanne 

We are in zone 7A too.  A great annual vine for hummingbirds would be Ipomoea x multifida 'Cardinal Climber'.  If you are looking for something with a bit more permanence, Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame' and 'Dropmore Scarlet' are very colorful perennial honeysuckles that bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds just love.  We've attached a photo of a Tawny Emperor butterfly on our Lonicera 'Goldflame' taken just this afternoon.
 

That Cardinal Climber sounds great. Is that an annual morning glory or does that make it through the Winter in 7a?

How fast does the Lonicera grow? I've been thinking about putting a climber in a corner to grow up a fence but of course I'm a little impatient for something to grow up in a season.

Thanks

Cardinal Climber is strictly an annual.  Lonicera grows pretty fast (think wild honeysuckle). It tends to die back a bit during the winter but vines at a vigorous rate during the summer months.  We have used it to mask the unsightly pole of our gigantic satellite dish.  Hope we've been of some help!
 

Hummingbirds love all the morning glories including moonflowers (Ipomea alba).

Carolina jasmine might be a good vine also.  It's evergreen, has yellow blossoms in the spring that smell like baby powder.

Another good vine might be Clematis armandii.  It's evergreen, has white, very fragrant blooms in very early spring.

Another vine to think about is wisteria -- if it isn't too vigorous for you.  It takes a while to get established, but in the right location is very worth it.

I have also found that hummingbirds love salvias (S. greggii, S. guaranitica).

Q

You are a wealth of knowledge! Thanks for sharing.

I watched a hummingbird last weekend inspect our purple clematis for a few minutes. None of the blooms were open yet and he just moved on, but I hope to see many this year. another white clematis has flowers the size of small plates but I'm not too sure the hummingbirds will be interested.

Patrick