Here are some ideas a little out of the box from which your question came, but something of it might appeal, and all can be done in pots if that's part of your goal:

Cannas - grow in summer, store until next year
Zinnia - from seed to flower in about 6 weeks usually, nothing to worry about over winter
Coleus - let them flower, the cheap wizards and rainbows want to so badly and the hummers do love them, and butterflies
Basil - let them flower, easy to grow a ton from seeds
Silene - have seen hummingbirds and hummingbird moths visiting these, also easy from seeds

Red/orange/purple/burgundy foliage will attract hummers in passing, but these are brief inspections. Knowing this can help make some placement decisions though, to help them notice the flowers.

mandevilla and madagascar jasmine are unlikely to attract many hummingbirds...

now, having said that, young birds will check out about any flower as they learn what works and what doesn't. this is largely why you'll sometimes hear folks say "oh, the hummingbirds love my red geranium." well, red geraniums don't have much nectar and the birds have just been testing them.

as for houseplants that might attract hummingbirds... your best bet might be Cuphea ignea - Cigar Flower, or Cuphea "David Verity". my hummingbirds were afraid of the C. ignea because the flowers were small and caught on their bills. the "David Verity" variety is better. hummers love it, but it gets big. an unheated sun porch is a good place for it.

neither of these is an ideal houseplant. they are really "conservatory plants". they would prefer a cool, bright room. if you have an un-heated, or barely heated (40 to 50 degrees) room with windows, then you should be able to "over winter" them indoors. this would also be a good set-up for fuchsias and abutilons as well. these are also good hummingbird attractors. however, all of them will get some degree of water stress or bug infestation if grown in a typical home environment in winter.

they all need to go outdoors in the summer.

if you are looking for a true "house plant" that attracts hummingbirds, i would try one of the Lipstick plants or possibly a Sinningia.

cheers,

nancy

ps if you want to attract hummingbirds, i'd get to know the genus called Salvia. Salvia coccinea is a very durable annual you can grow from seed that is fire engine red. it is small enough to fit into window boxes.

my favorite is Salvia guaranitica, which is cobalt blue. it can grow 5 feet high or so and is crack cocaine for hummingbirds. you can grow it in a pot... but choose a big one.

Ooh, I just thought of another houseplant that the hummingbirds really liked was Hoya.

All of these plants are also very attractive to sphinx moths and other 'flutter-bys '. Great fun.

I think going with salvias is a great idea. They aren't all as large as the Salvia guaranitica, and tend to bloom for a long time, and some have colorful bracts that hang around for months.

A flower doesn't have to be large to attract the hummers, it just has to offer nectar in a way that is accessible.

We're getting sidetracked from teengardener's original question, though. Houseplants that when summering outside, will attract hummingbirds is the topic.