What flowers do you plant for hummingbirds?
Aug 12, 2019 00:59:45 #
We find that feeders and flowers grouped together work better than each separately. Salvia "Mesa Azure" seems to be one of their favorites.
Aug 12, 2019 06:02:41 #
Aug 12, 2019 06:26:43 #
WHERE do you live??? I cannot plant the same flowers here in Florida that I had in Maine....
Aug 12, 2019 07:07:42 #
sb wrote:
you need to use "Quote Reply" so we know who you are addressing.WHERE do you live??? I cannot plant the same flowers here in Florida that I had in Maine....
Aug 12, 2019 07:25:39 #
We have always had bee balm in the flower bed by the back door. They love it. Planted a wild flower bed a few years ago and they love the daisies, purple cone flowers, coreopsis and blackeyed susans. They adore scarlet runner beans and this year planted zinnias and they are choosing it over the feeder. Other birds feed so much on the wild flower seed heads that we leave til spring that they were not using our feeder at all and we took it down.
Aug 12, 2019 07:30:40 #
Aug 12, 2019 08:20:05 #
sb wrote:
WHERE do you live??? I cannot plant the same flowers here in Florida that I had in Maine....
Sorry didn't think to say, I live in Tennessee outside of Nashville, it gets hot here!
Aug 12, 2019 08:25:16 #
TnGrandma wrote:
This year I have a hummingbird feeder and am getting more finches than hummingbirds! Next year I'd like to plant flowers both in pots and in the garden so want to know what works for you.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who had suggestions! I didn't think about including water, didn't know grouping feeder and plants would be better and never thought about plants being sprayed with something systemic that could harm hummers, bees and butterflies. Hopefully with all the suggestions I'll do better next year and get some good pictures!
Aug 12, 2019 09:55:43 #
Trumpet Vine all around the wall and garden and rear of the house really brings them in but this vine is burdensome because it grows everywhere and must be cut back constantly (very invasive)
Good luck.
Good luck.
Aug 12, 2019 10:03:52 #
kcimato wrote:
I plant all varieties of salvia and lantana. The hummers love it. Anything with a tubular flowers works also.
Aug 12, 2019 13:43:16 #
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
Trumpet Vine all around the wall and garden and rear of the house really brings them in but this vine is burdensome because it grows everywhere and must be cut back constantly (very invasive)
Good luck.
Good luck.
Campsis radicans (Trumpet-creeper vine) can be aggressive (fast growing), as can all plants under the right conditions, and as a vine it puts out tendrils that grab on to everything. That may or may not cause some sort of gardening or home maintenance issues down the road. Far less so than trees and we don't shy away from trees. Planning ahead solves those potential problems. However, the plant is not invasive in Tennessee, as it is native there and is not a threat to the environment the way that alien plants usually are.
Some of the most aggressive plants in any ecosystem are the early succession plants that quickly move in to and populate disturbed areas. However, they are the least competitive plants, providing they are native to the ecosystem.
Mike
Aug 12, 2019 13:51:17 #
TnGrandma wrote:
Thanks to everyone who had suggestions! I didn't think about including water, didn't know grouping feeder and plants would be better and never thought about plants being sprayed with something systemic that could harm hummers, bees and butterflies. Hopefully with all the suggestions I'll do better next year and get some good pictures!
Planting their favorite plants some distance from the feeders reduces the inevitable squabbling and battles over the feeders.
Hummingbirds really enjoy flying through a fine mist of waster on hot days.
We typically have 3 or 4 nesting pairs here, and they can recognize human faces and they become pretty tame, birds that were born on your property especially.
House cats are a serious threat, of course.
Mike
Aug 12, 2019 14:48:54 #
Red flowers yes, but not roses or similar - no nectar worth the trouble and the birds just start ignoring them.
Trumpet shaped flowers are best, large singles, small in clusters but trumpet shaped.
Trumpet shaped flowers are best, large singles, small in clusters but trumpet shaped.
Aug 12, 2019 15:43:22 #
"What is a hummingbird's favorite flower?
Brightly-colored flowers that are tubular hold the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. These include perennials such as bee balms, columbines, daylilies, and lupines; biennials such as foxgloves and hollyhocks; and many annuals, including cleomes, impatiens, and petunias."
Brightly-colored flowers that are tubular hold the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. These include perennials such as bee balms, columbines, daylilies, and lupines; biennials such as foxgloves and hollyhocks; and many annuals, including cleomes, impatiens, and petunias."
Aug 12, 2019 18:32:49 #
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