---To decide what species if in question, I would (and do) use an image search. 100 different pics of hummers visiting the same one should guide you in the right direction.--- Perhaps you are not aware of the practice, but many photographs of hummingbirds feeding at flowers actually have a commercial feeder hidden behind them. Those sneaky photographers! ;^) That way they can have the flash units and camera set up where the hummingbird is pre-conditioned to feed. I always chuckle when I see flowers that naturally grow upright, hanging upside-down in the photographs. This wasn't meant to take your thread off-track, but to highlight that the popular photography flowers may not be hummer favorites.

I received a surprise today from Chris (grolikecrazy)! Thank you. :) The plain letter envelope had holes in it- looks like it was damaged in transit. There was no bubble wrap or other padding inside of it to cushion the seeds. Seeds sent to me with no bubbles almost always do get destroyed like this, because the PO runs mail through some hard metal rollers unless it's in a bubble mailer marked FRAGILE in big red letters. :( The Dianthus barbatus seeds were about 75% destroyed and the Red Noodle Yard Long Bean seeds were completely dust. Thank you grolikecrazy, for kindly sending to me. I can still sow the few Dianthus seeds that made it, and hopefully get some plants! Excited about that. :) I'm sorry this happened, Chris. You were so kind to send seeds to me. I'm very glad you were thinking of me, and some of the Dianthus seeds do appear to be usable. It made my day to receive this, even if it is just a few seeds. : ) Thanks, Grovespirit Wondering why the surprises I mailed out haven't shown up here yet. I do hope they didn't get lost in the mail.

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ALL RIGHT, clueless to Houzz me is posting my list directly on here because IDK what The heck I am doing. please contact me direct if you want anything.. REALBUSY on former GW, jpizutelli@yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------- PLANT TRADE - I'm looking for ----------------------------------------------- .Wintergreen plants "Vick's" Plant PINK Lily-of-the-Valley pips Coleus - "Chocolate Mint" CUTTING Irish Moss or any low growing ground covers to put in between flagstones- (Dichondra?) Crown Imperial Bulbs (Any color) Gentian Malabar Spinach ----------------------------------------------- PLANT TRADE - I'm trading ----------------------------------------------- Lamb's Ears... MAGENTA flowers not white, gorgeous Lily's... stella D'oro's and tiger lilys.... Lemon balm SPEARMINT Evening primrose (Yellow flowers) ----------------------------------------------- SEED TRADE - I'm looking for ----------------------------------------------- AWARD WINNING AND AVID FORMER PRESIDENT/ MEMBER OF TERRA NOVA GARDEN CLUB IN CENTRAL NJ, HERE IS A Listing of SEEDS/plants I am looking for: wintergreen seeds or plants Sweet corn (E.G. SILVER QUEEN, COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, TRUE PLATINUM, sE vARIETIES: SUGAR PEARL, AND sh2 Varieties TAHOE, HOW SWEET IT IS.......) Graffiti Cauliflower, Early Snowball Heirloom Cauliflower, Bright Lights Swiss Chard Deer Tongue Lettuce Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce "Packman" - Calabrese Broccoli Ichiban Eggplant, Celebrity Tomato Delphenium flowers COLEUS - "Chocolate Mint" PINK Lily-of-the-Valley Jersey Devil Tomato Glacier Tomato Polish Linguisa Tomato Any type of spinach Gentian species....(Blue or white low growing flower) IRISH MOSS or any low growing groundcover to put in between flagstones...wintergreen. ----------------------------------------------- SEED TRADE - I'm trading ----------------------------------------------- UPDATED 5/20/15 - HAPPY INDOOR SEED STARTING!!!!! (MARCH 17TH FOR ME...HEHEHE) I have many items to trade:HEIRLOOMS HAVE GONE FAST THIS YEAR, I TRY TO KEEP THIS UPDATED BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS AVAILABLE, PLEASE E-MAIL FIRST.... Please see my TRADE LIST BELOW THANKS! NOTE: ALL MIKE'S Seeds are NON-GMO This is what I have to trade to you...... MANY Tomato seed varieties, please ask and I'll check, too numerous to list right now...(MANY short season varieties...) Tomatillo (Rio Grande) '15 - Mike's Garlic chives '15 - Mike's Leek (American Flag) '15 -Mike's Spring Snow (White) sweet corn (67 days) '15 Bodacious (Yellow) Sweet corn (75 days) '15 LEMONDROP MELON '13 ORGANIC Pumpkin Mike's '13 Small Sugar Bean, Mixed Snap Bush Bean '12 Melon, Pride of Wisconsin '13 (Organic seed) Mustard Greens, "Wonderful Red" Mike's '13 NON-GMO Cheese Pepper '13 (Organic seeds) (Cool but weird- that is what my profile pic is of.....) HOTTEST long green finger peppers EVER! '13 (Organic seed) Hungarian Wax Pepper, '13 (Organic seed) Sweet Italian fryer 'pepper '13 Parsley, Italian dark Green Flat, '12 Botanical Interests (Organic seed) Turnips (MIKE'S non GMO)..White Egg '14 Italian frying pepper (Cubanelle) '13 Corn Salad "Dutch" '13 Mike's (NON_GMO) - Rare mini gourmet salad green, I never grew it so IDK, looks weird brussel sprouts, Liberty Mike's '14 non-GMO Pumpkin, Jack-B-Little (Mini pumpkin) (Organic seed) '13 Carrot, Danvers 126, '13 sage, Broadleaf, Mike's non GMO '15 Salsify, Mammoth Sandwich Island, '15 Mike's - NON-GMO Tomato, large cherry - Mike's '15, non-GMO Very unusual flower seeds from all over this country,let me pick for you, BUT I will NOT send anything to your area that is considered an invasive to your location..(this is a pet project and area of concern of The Garden Club of NJ - (the non-invasives)...thanks for understanding.....