These Hummingbird Flowers
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Many blooms are mostly shades of red, trumpet shaped have little or no smell to them.
Blooms that are ideal for these little birds with the long bill and tongue.
"Nature" has provided well for hummers, however many of these hummingbird flowers are disappearing in the wild.
This is where you and I come into play.
Not only are we offering food for birds and insects, but we are keeping our native plants from becoming extinct.
There are several non native hummingbird flowers as well.
Crocosmia comes from South Africa, yet hummers have readily adapted to the sweet findings we offer.
Monarda (bee balm) is a can't miss when it comes to hummingbird flowers.
I can almost guarantee hummers when offering up this plant with nectar content as high as 50%.
When planting Monarda, give it some room as many varieties do spread.
Salvias and sages are also on the top of my list of hummingbird flowers.
Many sages are native to America and some are from South and Central America So the birds have taken to these nectar rich plants with no worries at all.
When planting humming bird flowers, it is ideal to know what blooms when so you can spread out the season for these little jewels.
Plants that are in bloom when they first arrive like Columbines and annual red salvia.
Make a splash with your hummingbird flowers.
Offer up nice groupings that the birds can see from a distance.
Besides, a nice patch looks much better to human eyes as well.
Be sure to plant where you can enjoy the view.
Take the time to know your hardiness zone and plant accordingly.
Many plants that are perennials in one location are annuals elsewhere.
A nice example is Autumn sage.
A perennial in the southwest regions, but it's an annual here in Michigan.
An advantage to having this plant here, it blooms all season for me and well into fall.
I'm sure I left several plants off, but here is a nice list of hummingbird flowers.
Common Name..........Botanical Name...........Gardening Zones
Anise Hyssop..........Agastache foeniculum..............Zone 7 - 11
Autumn sage.............Salvia greggii......................Zone 7 - 10
Bee Balm...................Monarda...........................Zone 4 - 8
Bishop's hat............Epimedium grandiflorum............Zone 4 - 9
Bleeding heart..........Dicentra spectabilis..............Zone 3 - 8
Bottlebush..............Callistemon citrinus..............Zone 8 - 10
Butterfly Bush ..........Buddleia............................Zone 5 - 9
Butterfly weed..........Asclepias tuberosa................Zone 3 - 10
Cannas.....................Canna.............................Zone 8 - 10
Cape fuchsia..............Phygelius capensis.................Zone 7 - 9
Cape honeysuckle..........Tecomaria capensis...............Zone 8 - 10
Cardinal climber..........Ipomoea multifida................Zone 6 - 11
Cardinal flower..............Lobelia.........................Zone 2 - 8
Chaste tree................Vitex agnus-castus..............Zone 7 - 9
Cleveland sage............Salvia clevelandii................Zone 8 - 11
Columbines................Aquilegia...........................Zone 3 - 9
Comfrey ..................Symphytum .........................Zone 5 - 10
Coral bells .................Heuchera ...........................Zone 3 - 8
Coral honeysuckle ............Lonicera sempervirens ..........Zone 4 - 10
Crocosmia lucifer............Crocosmia......................Zone 5/6 - 10
Cross vine ..................Bignonia capreolata ...........Zone 6 - 10
Cypress vine ................Ipomoea quamoclit .............Zone 6 - 11
Common Name .............Botanical Name ..........Gardening Zones
Day lily .....................Hemerocallis ..........................Zone 3 - 8
Delphinium .................Delphinium ............................Zone 3 - 7
Double Bubblemint ..........Agastache cana .....................Zone 5 - 9
Egyptian star .................Penta .............................Zone 9 - 11
Firebush .....................Hamelia patens ..................Zone 8 - 11
Firecracker Plant ............Russelia equisetiformis .........Zone 5 - 9
Fireweed ..............Epilobium augustifolium ..............Zone 3 - 9
Flowering Maple ...........Abutilon ...........................Zone 9 - 11
Four o'clocks ............Mirabilis jalapa ..................Zone 8 - 11
Foxglove ...................Digitalis ..........................Zone 4 - 8
Fuchsia ..................Fuchsia lycioides .................Zone 9 - 11
Gay feather ..................Liatris ...............................Zone 3 - 8
Giant Hummingbird Mint .........Agastache barberi .............Zone 4 - 8
Gladiolus ......................Gladiolus .......................Zone 5 - 8
Glossy Abelia ...............Abelia grandifora ................Zone 5 - 10
Hollyhocks ...............Alcea rosea .......................Zone 3 - 7
Honeysuckle ................Lonicera .........................Zone 4 - 10
Horsemint ..................Monarda fistulosa ...............Zone 4 - 8
Hosta ......................Hosta ............................Zone 3 - 8
Impatiens ..................Impatiens .......................Zone 1 - 11
Indian Paintbrush .............Castilleja ...........................Zone 6 - 9
Ipomopsis ................Ipomopsis ............................Zone 4 - 11
Jewelweed .................Impatiens ..........................Zone 1 - 11
Kalanchoe ..................Kalanchoe ..........................Zone 9 - 11
Lantana .....................Lantana .............................Zone 8 - 11
Larkspur..................... Delphinium ........................ Zone 3 - 7
Liatris .......................Liatris .............................Zone 3 - 8
Lilac ......................Syringa vulgaris ...................Zone 3 - 8
Lily of the Nile........... Agapanthus orientalis .............Zone 6 - 8
Mexican Cigar ................Cuphea ignea.................. Zone 9 - 11
Mexican giant hyssop ............ Agastache mexicana ...........Zone 8 - 11
Mexican sage ................Salvia leucantha.................... Zone 8 - 11
Mexican sunflower................ Tithonia rotundifolia ..............Zone 1 - 11
Milkweed............. Mexican Asclepias curassavica ............Zone 7 - 10
Nasturtiums ................Tropaeolum ............................Zone 1 - 11
Obedient plant .............Physostegia virginiana.................... Zone 2 - 9
Common Name ..........Botanical Name..........Gardening Zones
Pagoda Plant ..........Clerodendrum speciosissimum .........Zone 10 - 11
Penstemon ..................Penstemon .........................Zone 4 - 7
Penta ........................Penta ............................Zone 9 - 11
Peruvian lily ...........Alstroemeria psittacina ..............Zone 6 - 8
Phlox ..........................Phlox ............................Zone 4 - 8
Pineapple sage.................. Salvia elegans ..............Zone 9 - 11
Plaintain lily...................Hosta ...........................Zone 3 - 8
Red hot poker .................Kniphofia uvaria ..................Zone 5 - 11
Red mint ..................Stachys coccinea ......................Zone 7 - 11
Red Morning Glory ............Ipomoea coccinea............... Zone 2 - 11
Red sage ..................Salvia splendens .....................Zone 1 - 11
Red Star Hibiscus ................Hibiscus coccineus .............Zone 6 - 11
Red Yucca .............Hesperaloe parviflora ....................Zone 5 - 8
Rhododendron................... Rhododendron ................Zone 4 - 11
Rose of Sharon ................Hibiscus syriacus................. Zone 5 - 9
Scarlet runner bean ..............Phaseolus coccineus .............Zone 1 - 11
Scarlet sage ..............Salvia coccinea ...................Zone 1 - 11
Shrimp plant ...............Justicia brandegeana.............. Zone 9 - 10
Skyrocket.................. Ipomopsis .........................Zone 4 - 11
Snapdragon .....................Antirrhinum majus ..............Zone 1 - 11
Snapdragon vine ................Asarina antirrhinifolia ..............Zone 9 - 10
Soapwort .................Saponaria ocymoides..................... Zone 2 - 9
Sword lily................... Gladiolus.......................... Zone 5 - 8
Texas betony................ Stachys coccinea .................Zone 7 - 11
Texas sage ...................Salvia coccinea ...............Zone 1 - 11
Tree tobacco ......................Nicotiana glauca.............. Zone 1 - 11
Tritoma .......................Kniphofia uvaria.................. Zone 5 - 11
Trumpet vine ...................Campsis radicans................. Zone 4 - 9
Turk's Cap ......................Malvaviscus.................. Zone 8 - 12
Yellow Bells................... Tecoma stans ...................Zone 9 - 11
Zinnia ...........................Zinnia ..........................Zone 1 - 11
WHEW
I'm whipped.
That is some list to get you started.
Just because some hummingbird flowers may say zone 8 doesn't mean you can't grow it as an annual.
I do it all the time and so can you.
You can also add Russian sage and petunias to your list.
Zinnias are hummingbird flowers because they attract tiny insects the hummers eat.
These flowers will also attract other backyard birds that come for insects and seeds.
Native plants are more hardy to local conditions, think about these plants first if water and attention are at a minimum.
Build a hummer garden
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Hummingbird feeders
Placing your feeders
Migration North
Hummingbirds mating
Heading South
Learn about the birds that come to your hummingbird gardens.
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