A wildlife garden is a garden designed with the intention of attracting and providing food and habitat to local wildlife. They are great for keeping up biodiversity in the backyard by attracting beneficial insects and pollinators, which increase the overall health of surrounding plants. A wildlife garden is perfect for animal lovers, environmentalists and anyone who loves nature.
Honeysuckle is well known for attracting hummingbirds, a must have plant in the Wildlife Garden.
But did you know they liked thistles?
You probably know that they love fuchsias...
That foxglove you consider a weed seems to be popular with the birds
And who would have suspected Kinnikinnick
No surprise they love the monarda and everything that looks like it
As well as several other strange and tropical looking flowers I am not familiar with
Here is a list of plants which have been used to attract hummingbirds with some success:
Penstemon
Monarda
Buddleia
Nepeta
Dianthus
Aquilegia
Heuchera
Hemerocallis
Delphinium
Yucca
Iris
Nicotiana alata
Digitalis
Lilium
Lupinus
Pentas
Petunia
Scabiosa
Kniphofia
Salvia splendens
Lonicera sempervirens
Saponaria
Phlox paniculata
Verbena
Weigela
Try also:
Ligustrum japonicum
Mahonia spp.
Rudbeckia spp.
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Phygelius spp.
Escallonia x exoniensis
Leycesteria formosa
Agapanthus spp.
Lobelia tupa
Melianthus major
Campanula persicifolia
Syringa spp.
Darmera peltata
Polygonatum spp.
Ribes lobbii (choose R. sanguineum! no thorns)
Oemleria cerasiformis
Pulmonaria spp.
Skimmia japonica
Other things which can make your garden more attractive to hummingbirds:
-Herbs, flowering shrubs, dwarf trees, and vines all can be used to create an ideal tiered habitat from ground level to 10 feet
-Provide lots of space between plants to give hummingbirds enough room to hover and navigate from flower to flower.
-Hummingbirds love water, especially if it is moving. A gentle, continuous spray from a nozzle or a sprinkler hose is perfect for a bath on the fly.
-Hummingbirds do not have a keen sense of smell and rely on bright colors to find their food. They are particularly fond of red and are often observed investigating feeders with red parts, red plant labels, red thermometers, and even red clothes on a gardener
-Brightly–colored flowers that are tubular hold the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. These include perennials such as bee balms, columbines, daylilies, and lupines; biennials such as foxgloves and hollyhocks; and many annuals, including cleomes, impatiens, and petunias.
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All my images were stolen from the web... if I have any original photos I'll say so, it would be nice to be on the trail :)
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I'm looking forward to seeing what's going on in your garden or with your houseplants! Your photos don't have to be perfect. Or you can do what the SteemCleaners suggests. From your list, it looks like you have grown a lot of plants! See you on the gardening trail! : )
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