Zone 7 Grevillea, was Re: Hummers
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- Subject: Zone 7 Grevillea, was Re: Hummers
- From: J*
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:09:57 -0800
My neighbor has a large, red-flowered Grevillea planted in partial shade of
Quercus douglasii. We are at the lower edge of zone 7. It blooms all
summer. Alas, I do not know what variety it is. It is a dense shrub about
4 feet tall and 6 feet wide.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard F. Dufresne <salvia@infi.net>
To: MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu <MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: Hummers
>At 02:08 PM 11/9/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>>Grevillea 'Constance' - which is widely available in the trade - attracts
>more hummers to my garden than any other plant. I have lots of species
>fuchsias and many other grevilleas that make them happy. But 'Constance'
has
>so much nectar that when blossoms fall on the cement, you have to scrape
>them off as the sugar seals them to the ground
>
>Bill:
>
>Do you know if there are any hardy (to Zone 7) Grevillea forms? On a visit
>to Western Hills about 15 years ago, I walked under some tree-like forms
>that were cut into a fairly dense canopy for a path. It was very obvious
>from the intensity of the sound of honey bees and hummingbirds that these
>were excellent nectar sources.
>
>I have beekeeper friends that would be delighted to get summer-blooming
>shrubs and trees, since nectar flow from shrubs and perennials drops
>precipitously during our summers. A strong flow would go a long way to
>stabilize hives weakened by mites. Not to mention supporting hummingbirds
>and other pollinators.
>
>One of the reasons I grow Salvias and participate in this list is to find
>ways to support our environment and to stimulate interest in the same.
>
>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)
