Re: Hummingbirds/What's in bloom now?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Hummingbirds/What's in bloom now?
- From: M* R* W*
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:56:20 -0500
Val,
The hummers have been going crazy over red gladiolus. Since they bloom 9
or 10 weeks after planting, you can have them in late summer or early
fall by deciding when you want them and counting backwards to a planting
date.
They love my fuschia phlox too.
Mary
SW MO zone 6
>
> >
> > Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> > 08/16/99 09:57 AM
> >
> > I've got my first hummingbirds for this year flitting about
> > now. They are
> > in my neck of the woods for a while before going to warmer
> > locales. I find
> > myself wishing that I had something really attractive for these
> birds
> > because I want more of them. Right now I've seen only two.
> > Here's what
> > they like so far:
> >
> > boltonia (just starting to bloom)
> > phlox
> > lythrum
> > cannas
> > shrimp plant (a tropical that goes inside come winter)
> > nicotania (the annual form)
> >
> > If they like anything else that's blooming now, I haven't
> > noticed. They
> > are making several runs to my feeder, but I'm surprised that
> > they leave
> > that big hot pink crepe myrtle alone. Guess there's nothing
> > there worth
> > having.
> >
> > What else in the perennial family will attract them this time of
> year?
> >
> > Val in KY
> > zone 6a
> >
> >
> >
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