Re: Hummingbird plants
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Hummingbird plants
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 00:06:03 -0500 (EST)
>>Customers shopping in that area would regularly get their heads buzzed by
swooping hummers that were coming in for their visitations. It was a total
delight to watch. Lined up in the beds underneath were other Aggies, like
'Pink Panther' and mexicana, and they all received the same attention. I
cannot recommend this genus enough (along with the Salvias, of course) for
attracting hummers to the garden.<<
I can certainly agree with your observations. They are gone now from North
Carolina, and stragglers would find a nice display, mainly from the sunny,
dry weather we have had for about 40 days. I haven't had so many sages
bloom so well for me in a while.
I used to come home from work in the late afternoon in Greensboro and watch
our eastern hummingbirds visit every Salvia and Agastache in bloom. On the
east coast, they favored S. guaranitica most. It is in constant bloom most
of the summer. One customer once bought 50 plants from me and built a 50 x
80 foot garden with them - a real jungle! Invited over to see the results,
I witnessed two pairs of males at diagonal corners doing their dogfights
constantly.
I understand the favorite Salvia around San Francisco is the
puberula/involucrata group. Let me know if this is true.
According to Panayoti Kelaidis, around Denver Agastaches are everywhere and
their hummingbirds are very happy.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
World of Salvias web page:
http://www.eclectasy.com/gallery_of_salvias/index.htm
or
http://home.infinet.mindspring.com/~salvia/salvia.htm (to be phased out)
