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Hummingbird
Attracting Plants
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Our new 'Plant Index' page lists all the plants we expect to have available for the 2012 shipping season. |
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During the shipping season (May thru October), our Facebook fans will receive notification of special promotions being offered on our web site. They will also be periodically posted on which plants are especially nice at that particular time (making these plants a better buy at that particular time) |
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Hummingbird gardening involves the planting of hummingbird attracting
plants. It is just that simple! Hummingbirds consume 1-1/2 to 3
times their own weight in food per day. Their diet includes flower nectar,
spiders, and small insects. Because hummingbirds rely on insects as a source of
protein, chemical insecticides should not be used in the hummingbird
garden. Not only will insecticides kill insects which are essential to a
hummer's diet, but they could sicken or kill the hummingbird that eats
insects or flower nectar that is tainted with insecticides. We offer some very nice hummingbird feeders on our 'Feeders and Houses' page. Also on that page you will find a recipe for homemade hummingbird nectar. Hummingbird gardeners might want to check this page out. On this page you will find some of the best plants for hummingbird gardening. When available, these perennials will be offered here: Aquilegia x hybrida (Columbine), Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine), Digitalis mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove), Heuchera sanguinea 'Bressingham Hybrids' (Coral Bells), Kniphofia uvaria (Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily), Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia), Monarda didyma (Beebalm), Penstemon Red Riding Hood', Crocosmia Lucifer', and more. |
We ship
perennials from May through October. |
Hummingbird Attracting Plants
Available For 2013 Shipping:
Most
of our perennials are shipped in 3" to 4" pots or nursery liners.
A few may be shipped bare root. Most will bloom this summer.
We ship orders via USPS Priority Mail.
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Cardinal
Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Cardinal flowers produce tall spikes of bright red flowers August through September. Growing to a height of 30"-36", Cardinal Flowers are a must for every hummingbird gardening enthusiast! Prefers a rich, moist soil and protection from the afternoon sun. Perennial, zones 5-9. $5.00 each |
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Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) A handsome subject for moist soil, Great Blue Lobelia grows 30"-36" high and blooms August thru September. Its flower spikes are mid to deep blue. Prefers protection from the afternoon sun. I (Rose Franklin) have found Great Blue Lobelia to be more hardy than Cardinal Flower. My Cardinal Flowers are usually short lived perennials (generally dying after two or three seasons) whereas the Great Blue Lobelia are reliable perennials, coming up in my garden year after year for many years. Perennial, zones 4-9. $5.00 each (shipped in small 3" pot) |
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Lobelia 'La Fresco' Across between Lobelia cardinalis and Lobelia siphilitica, 'LaFresco' Lobelia grows 24"-30" high and blooms August thru September. Its flower spikes are dusky magenta-purple. I (Rose Franklin) have found this plant to be quite hardy here in central PA, and the flower color is beautiful. Prefers protection from the hot afternoon sun. . Perennial, zones 5-9. $6.00 each |
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Red Coral Bells 'Splendens'
(Heuchera sanguinea 'Splendens') These tiny bell-like flowers must ring out to hummingbirds because the little 'hummers' always seem to find the Coral Bells. 'Splendens' Coral Bells grow 12" - 18" high, produce red or pink blooms, and flower from late May thru July. Deer resistant. Sorry, no choice of color. Perennial, zones 4-9. $6.00 each |
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'Raspberry Regal' Coral Bells
(Heuchera x 'Raspberry Regal') Growing 24"-36" high, 'raspberry Regal' Coral Bells produces tall stems of raspberry-pink and white flowers June thru July. Forming large clumps of foliage that is dark green with slightly mottled geranium-like leaves, it grows well in full sun or part shade. Deer resistant. Sorry, no choice of color. Perennial, zones 4-9. $6.00 each |
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'Swan' Columbine
(Aquilegia xhybrida 'Swan' mix) Unusual spurred flowers adorn attractive foliage resembling that of maidenhair fern. 'Swan' columbines grow 18"-24" high and bloom during May and June, produces beautiful upward facing flowers. Colors include pure white, yellow, and red/white, pink/white, yellow/white, and lavender/white bicolors. Sorry, no choice of flower color. Perennial, zones 4-9. $6.00 each |
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Strawberry
Foxglove (Digitalis mertonensis) Foxgloves send up sturdy spikes with large, bell-shaped flowers. While most foxgloves are biennial, Digitalis mertonensis is a truly perennial species (most Foxgloves are biennial) which grows 30" - 36" high and blooms July thru August. Flowers are pink with burgundy near center. Deer resistant. Perennial, zones 4-9. $7.00 |
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'Red Riding Hood' Beardtongue (Penstemon schmidel 'Red Riding Hood') 'Red Riding Hood' Beardtongue grows 24"-30" high and produces coral-red flowers June thru July. Great hummingbird attracting plant! Deer resistant. Perennial, zones 4-9. $6.00 each |
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'War Axe' Beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus 'War Axe') Growing 24"-36" high, 'War Axe' Beardtongue blooms July thru August. Its silvery-blue foliage looks good with flower spikes that may be pink, maroon, red, purple, blue, or creamy white. Sorry, no choice of flower color. The cultivar name may not be very appealing, but the plant sure is! Perennial, zones 4-9. $5.00 each |
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'Red Rocks' Beardtongue (Penstemon x mexicali 'Red Rocks') 'Red Rocks' Penstemon grows 15"-20"high and yields bright rose-colored flowers July thru August. Easy to grow, this plant is a cross between native Mexican and American Penstemons. Perennial, zones 5-9. $5.00 each |
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'Furman's Red' Sage (Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red') Growing 18"-24" high, 'Furman's Red' Sage produces crimson to scarlet flowers and blooms sporadically from July thru September. Being a southwestern native, it is drought tolerant. Perennial, zones 6-9. $5.00 each |
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Red Beebalm (Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline') Aromatic perennial with dense terminal clusters of attractive red flowers. 'Jacob Cline' Beebalm grows 30"-36" high and usually blooms June through July. Great hummingbird attracting plants! (Sorry about the poor picture.) Deer resistant. Perennial, zones 4-9. $5.00 each |
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'Marshall's
Delight' Beebalm (Pink) (Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight') Growing 30"-36" high, 'Marshall's Delight' Beebalm produces pink blooms June thru July. Both mildew- resistant and rust-resistant, this plant prefers full sun or part shade. Deer resistant. Perennial, zones 4-9. $5.00 each |
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Crocosmia 'Lucifer' grows to 24" - 36" high and produces bright, fiery red blooms July thru August. It has dark green, Iris-like leaves and is a great hummingbird attracting plant. Deer resistant. Perennial, zones 5-8. $6.00 each |
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Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie' (Crocosmia x crocosmii flora 'Emily McKenzie') A cross between Crocosmia and Tritonia, Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie'' grows to 24" - 36" high and blooms July thru August. Its flowers are brilliant orange accented with a red halo-like ring surrounding a yellow throat. It has dark green, Iris-like leaves and is a great hummingbird attracting plant. Deer resistant. Perennial, zones 5-8. $6.00 each |
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Red
Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria 'Echo
Rojo') 'Echo Rojo' Red Hot Poker produces sizzling reddish-orange flower spikes above grass-like foliage. Also known as Torch Lily, this perennial grows 30"-36" high and blooms July thru August. Plant in full sun. Deer resistant and drought tolerant. Perennial, zones 5-9. $5.00 each |
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'Firebird' Hummingbird
Mint (a.k.a. Giant Hyssop and Mexican
Hyssop) (Agastache x 'Firebird') 'Firebird' Mexican Hyssop produces peachy-orange flower spikes from July thru September. It grows 24" - 36" high. Attracts both hummingbirds and honeybees. Heat and drought tolerant. Showy and long-blooming too! Perennial, zones 6-9. May be available in June. Please check back then. |
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Hummingbird Mint 'Tango' (Agastache aurantiaca 'Tango') This new Hummingbird Mint grows 14"-18" high and produces spikes of fiery orange from June thru September. Its aromatic foliage is gray-green. 'Tango' Hummingbird Mint is a magnet to hummingbirds and honeybees. Heat and drought tolerant. Perennial, zones 5-10. May be available in June. Please check back then. |
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Trumpet
Vine (Campsis radicans) A vigorous climbing vine which produces clusters of dark orange-scarlet blooms July thru September. A hummingbird favorite! Our plants are only a year old and will probably not bloom for three or four years. Perennial, zones 5-9. $6.00 each |
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Visit our 'Feeders, Books, etc.' page for hummingbird feeders, Stokes Hummingbird Book, and Oriole Feeders. |
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| Milkweed (Asclepias) also produces a sweet nectar which lures hummingbirds to the garden for feeding. You'll find the Milkweed species we have available for shipping on our 'Milkweed Plants' page. |
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Quantities are limited on
some of our nursery stock. Plants will be reserved to fill orders in the
sequence in which orders are received. Please order at your earliest convenience
to avoid disappointment. Please do not order plants which are not currently
posted with a picture, plant description, and price. When plants are removed
from our availability lists, they are temporarily or permanently out of stock.
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Perennials (814) 422-8968 Email: RoseFranklin@aol.com |
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Revised: May 08, 2013
