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We always have a pair of hummingbirds loving our racks of plants. They are so much fun to see fly in and around. What a blessing that the Lord has them to delight us and use in nature.
Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds
Here’s a list of flowering plants that attract hummingbirds. Choose varieties in red and orange shades.
Many of the plants that attract hummingbirds also attract butterflies.
Latin Name
Beard tongue Penstemon
Bee balm Monarda
Butterfly bush Buddleia
Catmint Nepeta
Clove pink Dianthus
Columbine Aquilegia
Coral bells Heuchera
Daylily Hemerocallis
Larkspur Delphinium
Desert candle Yucca
Iris Iris
Flowering tobacco Nicotiana alata
Foxglove Digitalis
Lily Lilium
Lupine Lupinus
Pentas Pentas
Petunia Petunia
Pincushion flower Scabiosa
Red-hot poker Kniphofia
Scarlet sage Salvia splendens
Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
Soapwort Saponaria
Summer phlox Phlox paniculata
Verbena Verbena
Weigela Weigela
Hummingbird Facts
Hummingbirds are one of the most interesting birds! Here are some fun facts about these little birds:
•Bee hummingbirds are the tiniest of all birds, weighing less than an ounce and measuring only 2 inches long.
•Their brightly-colored, iridescent feathers and quick movements make them appear as living sun catchers—hence their nickname, flying jewels.
•Hummingbirds have the unique ability to fly in any direction, even backward, with their wings beating up to a blurring 80 beats per second.
•Plus, they can hover in midair when sipping nectar from brightly–colored flowers with their long, slender beaks.
•While whizzing about the garden, hummingbirds expend so much energy that they must eat at least half their body weight each day to replace the calories that they burn up. This means eating almost constantly—from sunrise to sunset—and visiting over a thousand flowers every day.
taken from https://webmail.netins.net
till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky's Greenhouse Dougherty Iowa beckmall@netins.net
Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds
Here’s a list of flowering plants that attract hummingbirds. Choose varieties in red and orange shades.
Many of the plants that attract hummingbirds also attract butterflies.
Latin Name
Beard tongue Penstemon
Bee balm Monarda
Butterfly bush Buddleia
Catmint Nepeta
Clove pink Dianthus
Columbine Aquilegia
Coral bells Heuchera
Daylily Hemerocallis
Larkspur Delphinium
Desert candle Yucca
Iris Iris
Flowering tobacco Nicotiana alata
Foxglove Digitalis
Lily Lilium
Lupine Lupinus
Pentas Pentas
Petunia Petunia
Pincushion flower Scabiosa
Red-hot poker Kniphofia
Scarlet sage Salvia splendens
Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
Soapwort Saponaria
Summer phlox Phlox paniculata
Verbena Verbena
Weigela Weigela
Hummingbird Facts
Hummingbirds are one of the most interesting birds! Here are some fun facts about these little birds:
•Bee hummingbirds are the tiniest of all birds, weighing less than an ounce and measuring only 2 inches long.
•Their brightly-colored, iridescent feathers and quick movements make them appear as living sun catchers—hence their nickname, flying jewels.
•Hummingbirds have the unique ability to fly in any direction, even backward, with their wings beating up to a blurring 80 beats per second.
•Plus, they can hover in midair when sipping nectar from brightly–colored flowers with their long, slender beaks.
•While whizzing about the garden, hummingbirds expend so much energy that they must eat at least half their body weight each day to replace the calories that they burn up. This means eating almost constantly—from sunrise to sunset—and visiting over a thousand flowers every day.
taken from https://webmail.netins.net
till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky's Greenhouse Dougherty Iowa beckmall@netins.net
