That's great mimidi! I have that hot lips greggii I wonder if they use it here. Sarah

Don't see why they wouldn't Sarah.

One of them was looking at my oak leaf hydrangea flowers - maybe because they attract all sorts of bugs!

Lisa

That could be I remember once a juvenile that didn't know any better was checking out a blue hydrangea. Sarah

Saw one at my low growing lavender lantana this morning. I am so glad to know that they was feeding at the flowers I planted for them.

I hung a new feeder close to my Agastache x 'Ava' this afternoon. If they have not found her I want to lead them to her.

I do have to admit that undtil this year as long as they visited my feeders it didn't really matter about the flowers. But have decided this year that I had rather them have nature's food before what I put out.

That sonds good Did they find it?I think I'm going to move mine from rthe back to the front so I can see it. Sarah

Don't know yet. Will keep an eye on that area for a few days and see.

I saw a hummer at the bat faced cuphea for the first time this evening. She was at each flower for an unusually long time....much longer than when they go to any of the other flowers. Does anyone know if cupheas are very nectar rich?

Penny

At this point the hummers are visiting all the expected plants in the yard, except.

I grew out this big group a African Gold Impatiens and planted a patch alongside the garage in a shade garden. They are growing really well, thick stems, lots of flowers, but as of yet I have not caught a hummer feeding at them. They've definitely been visiting the hardy fuschias nearby, but everytime I come around the side of the garage if there is a hummer there it flushes. Maybe a bottle of wine and a big sit is in order. It's the same with the fusion impatiens in another shady area. These things must have nector since ants are visiting the flowers constantly, but again another couple of fuschias are stealing the show. I'm conserned about my liver, it may take a lot of wine to know for sure whether the hummers are using these impatiens.

And I would concur about hummers and flowers. Its great to have that feeder up knowing that there is always food available. But there is nothing like watching a hummingbird working a flower patch - that is the best of both worlds.

Mimi - you'll probably notice, if you haven't already, that your Cardinal Climber only provides food until early afternoon. Although in the evening I've always loved this plant when it is backlit by the sun. It is so cool it would be worth growing even if it never flowered. I have three posts out in the veggi garden that are connected by wires at the top and bottom, with strings running between the wires - my pea patch in spring. The wire at the top is rather old and lax causing a wave effect. In August when the vines have filled in and reached their full six feet the whole thing looks like a bat with its wings spread.

You are right. It is a beautiful vine. I think it is my favorite of the ones I have. The rich color of both the leaves and flowers.

Help, I have been trying to attract hummers to my yard for 2 years now. This past April I wrapped my yard in surveyors tape hoping to attract migrating birds to stay for a while, again no luck. I have 3 huge hanging plants in various shades of red and purple plus a large fuschia. Recently, I took in my feeder because I was tired of cleaning and refilling it. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks :(
Theresa

Stalker please don't give up. When are you watching for the hummers? As a rule they feed early in the morning and late in the evening. I don't what plants will grow in your zone but why don't you start a new post on the forum. Telling where you live and ask for those who live in you zone to give you suggestions about what to plant.

Try beebalm jacob cline cardinal flower and lonicera sempervirens alabama crimson They should all be hardy in your zone for the non hardy try salvias greggii's and guaraniticas old reliables but they like splendens and just about any salvia Good luck! Sarah

penny1947:

Cupheas are among the best hummingbird plants, at leas out here in the West. They also keep the hummingbirds around through the winter in milder areas of the country.

I hope we have a mild winter so my cupheas will come back next year. My Mexican heather does so hopefully my new varities will too.

Don't worry mimidi they reseed all over the place at least they did for me two years ago just look for little seedlings with similar leaves near where the mother plant was next year. Sarah