Attracting hummingbirds
nanararatt
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Comments (4)How short? Salvia coccinea is a hummingbird favorite and might be a good choice if your window boxes are on the sunny side of your house. It will grow over a foot tall but it's somewhat airy so it might be nice to have those sticking up where you can see them from inside the house. There's a named cultivar of it called 'Lady in Red' that's very nice. Then you could plant something like annual red verbena in the front part of the window box so you will have something hanging down over the edges. Those both like sun. Fuchsia, like someone already suggested is a good choice if it's on a shadier side of your house. Hummingbirds like lots of flowers that aren't red but when you're first getting started, the bright red flowers will get their attention and help attract them to your yard....See MoreRe-attracting hummingbirds to our feeders?
Comments (5)rsenor Im guessing that in the summer your temps sometimes reach triple digits maybe often. Hummer nectar can spoil rather quickly in that kind of heat and it is said hummers will not eat it as so. If the mix looks cloudy change it. The usual hummer nectar mix 1-4 sugar to water. Also yes I would imagine migration would be a longer season for you and you should have hummers at least into sept. Also some good hummer attracting plants are : salvia coccinea -- lady in red, coral nymph , subrotunda salvia guaranitica-- black and blue lobelia cardinalis-- cardinal flower cuphea-- david verity, shumannii bee balm agastache--- rupestris, tutti frutti I mention these just to name a few hummer staples , there are many more that attract hummers....See MoreWhat kind of plants to plant to attract hummingbirds in Phoenix?
Comments (4)You could try a number of penstemon species such as penstemon eatonii, penstemon barbatus coccineus, or penstemon pinifolious. All of which are great drought tolerant/heat resistant hummer plants. Although in Phoenix i would give them part shade since it gets so hot. Another possibility could be red-hot poker which is relatively drought tolereant as well. Im sure aloe sp. would also thrive in Phoenix, i had a huge aloe plant in my front yard when i lived in california(Zone 9 as well) and it drew in the hummingbirds when it was in bloom....See MoreThe Best Plants & Flowers to attract Hummingbirds
Comments (5)A few off the top of my head that haven't been mentioned: Spigelia marilandica, Indian Pink Phlox paniculata Heuchera (any of the larger red or pink flowered ones, they love my Raspberry Ice) Hosta (supposedly, I've never really seen them at mine, and I have quite a few and have read they like them, but I hadn't paid much attention either) Monarda didyma Agastache rupestris, Sunset Hyssop Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower (okay, it's been mentioned, but the hummers love this plant and fight over the right to sip from them) Silene regia, Royal Catchfly Karen...See Morenanararatt
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