Re: Hummingbirds
Bill Smoot wrote:
>
> Beside the trellis I have a clump of RED ECHO, a Louisiana
> Iris, growing. I have never seen them visit it yet or any other iris. Maybe
> we'll all have gardens full of hummingbirds once hybridizers develop bright red
> TBs. <grin>
>
> Bill Smoot Portsmouth, VA AIS Region 4
If I remember correctly, humingbirds are attracted to the ultra violet spectrum of the
flower (which of course we can't see). I know all the hummingbird food and feeders are
red, but I think that is what I remember from some National Geographic show or something.
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John | "There be dragons here"
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John Jones, Fremont CA, jijones@ix.netcom.com, USDA zone 8
