Attract More Hummingbirds With These Plants
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Learn how to naturally attract hummingbirds to your yard, no matter what climate you live in. Chris on the EG team profiles her favorite plants to bring in these gorgeous birds.
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Hummingbird Year Round Planting
01:10 - Flower Colour & Shapes
01:39 - Hummingbird Plant Garden Walk Tour
03:27 - Climbing Plants
03:58 - Mint Family Plants
06:28 - Others For Full Sun
06:49 - Shade Plants
07:12 - Flowering Shrubs
08:31 - Native Plants
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We have 1000's of Hummingbirds that live here in our garden all year and we share them with all here, they are truly amazing birds and we have to buy the sugar buy the 25 pound sacks plus we have tons of flowers too❤
I have a family of Anna’s that adopted me last year. They’re so hilarious. I highly suggest zinnias, tithonia and of course a hummingbird feeder. The hummers prefer flower nectar during the day but in the morning they really appreciate the feeder before flower nectar is warm enough to be easily drinkable. :)
I live in the south and have humming birds year round will def be adding these into my garden beds.
idk if you talked about this in the video because I’m just about to watch but did you know that humming birds wings can flap up to 80 times per sec (4,800) a minute! and their heart beats about a quarter as fast at 1200 bpm!
They're an incredible animal!
Oooo also haven’t watched the vid yet but another fact is that hummingbirds flap their wings in a manner that closer resembles how insects do rather then other birds :)
Also only one to fly backwards!
@@tretre1692 dragonflies as well but they aren’t a bird hahaha
@@epicgardening absolutely
I find that in Florida Zone 9A, my local hummingbirds like basil flowers. I intermix some of my basil with other plants and let them flower. That way, I get seed for the next year, along with bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators. The best part is basil flowers for a long time in my garden - often March through November. Easy and inexpensive.
I always plant out some Thai Basil for them because it has such beautiful blooms that no one is surprised they're in my flower beds.
The hummingbirds where I live (northern Oregon) go crazy for Weigela bushes. They nest in it, drink from the flowers and use it for cover. I've planted a bunch and can't wait until they grow.
In Florida they love a tree called Powder Puff Tree.
If I lived in a place where I could hang some fuschia, I definitely would. Hummingbirds also like Foxglove. I don't have any now; but, prior to the landscaping job and the new rules, I grew Foxgloves in my flower garden.
Who makes these rules anyway! They do love the foxglove. I forgot about that. I was planning on pulling about 50 foxglove seedlings next week. Now I think I'll leave a dozen for my special little friends.
I live in the Chilean desert and we are getting them migrating through right now- there's tons! If you walk under a tree there's usually a few of them flying around eyeballing you 👀, they're very curious!
My garden goal this year is attract more hummingbirds. I plan on growing more pollinator flowers as well to help the cause. Thanks so much for the information. I am inspired❤️
I see hummingbirds all of the time on the red firespikes (Odontonema cuspidatum) in Tampa Bay. So beautiful!
I would like to add Scarlet Runner Beans to the list.
Love seeing Chris on the channel, and she is in the same zone and climate as me! Hope to see lots more from her coming soon!
I find the autumn sage, hummingbird mint and lantana get the most hummingbird visitors.
Mexican Torch Sunflower [Tithonia Rotundifolia] is also a great option. Can grow over 6ft tall, can bloom all the way till first frost and has multiple, albeit smallish, red flowers.
i was going to suggest these! funny enough, i believe the humming bird feeder at 0:04 is suppose to replicate their look.
A shout out from Aurora, Oregon. Zone 8b on the 45th parallel. We have hummers year around. I am good friends with them and they keep me company in the garden. I read that they eat pitch in the winter and have to increase their bug eating for mating season for good strong egg shells. I really try to keep flowers year around as well as the feeders. Now the fuchsia is still in bloom because we are having unusually warm weather in the 80"s right now but the Pansy, Camelia, Fragrant sweet Box and heather are some of the most valuable food for them through the winter months. The Christmas Camelia blooms November through January. I have 4 other Camelia's that bloom until May. They are wild about the Fragrant Sweet Box that blooms January to March. The heather hedge is the most impressive because it blooms from December to June. I have many spring and summer hummer attractors such as butterfly bush and bee balm but the first 4 plants I named get my hummers through the winter with plenty of flower power. Do keep in mind that if you have cats you want to plant the taller plants to keep the cats from killing the hummers. PS I've always been in awe at all the beautiful birds that don't live in my area that I lost sight of how fortunate I am to have the many fascinating birds that go through my yard daily (and squirrels)The hummers have always been the most special to me. I remember watching my great grandma filling their feeders while they flew around her head screaming at her to hurry up. They are a ferocious bird for their size.
I’m in East Tn, and I have so many hummingbird around. I love them.
Such cute little guys
In my garden in Ontario, I get the ruby-throated hummingbirds. As well as enjoying colourful flowers, they like the white or pale purple flowers of hostas.
I love humming birds. About 4 different humming birds come to my deck regularly and they get so close to me and my family 🥰
The humming birds have been all over my tomatillos this year.
The hummingbirds I see in my garden love the nasturtiums. I hope to grow more flowers next year.
Betapa menariknya video anda, seputar tanaman berbunga sangat indah di pandang😍
Love the bee balm shoutout. They're also deer resistant for those of us living near wood edge space
In Northern Michigan I have the best luck with a variety of Fushias and a variety of Bee Balm, brings in the hummingbird moths as well. A few things I've never heard of and look forward to trying them next season. Thank you as always for all the information. This channel has helped me through several of my gardening mishaps.
If you have any areas that stay damp to wet they love tobacco flowers and a bonus is the tobacco will get attacked by aphids before anything else and about 3 days later you will have an invasion of lady bugs. I also live in mid Michigan and plant tobacco every year on the corners of each garden as sacrificial plants for insects so I don't have to use insecticides.
watching this from the alps, where I've never seen this birdies ever.
That was a bit overwhelming. Lol 😆 But I jotted down the familiar sounding ones. Thanks 😊
Yeeees! Chris is back! Yeaaaah! She is so smart. Just another quality mensh addition to your amazing channel!
My hummingbird friends love Cypress vine.
I'm in south Texas. Hamelia patens, Odontonema cuspidatum and campsis radicans have been the most successful to get hummers into my yard. These are really great options for warm climates. If hummingbirds migrate through your area, try to find species native to your area. Native plants use less water!
Not sure the scientific name, but Turk's cap is also a Texas native species that's a big draw for hummingbirds. TPW used to recommend planting it when they used to do the hummingbird roundup program
@@hedgieaggie Malvaviscus arboreus. I love this plant. Flowers attract butterfly and hummingbirds and the fruit is loved by other types of birds. It's pretty rare I get seeds before the birds get the fruit.
@@tbtlhart I've only ever propagated it through offshoots and cuttings, mostly because I've never been able to catch the fruit, so I completely understand the issues with finding seeds!
Calliandra Californica aka Baja Fairy Duster brings a bunch of hummingbirds, bumble bees, butterflies, and other types of bees. Blooms year round in CC too.
Amazing info Chris!
ALL the pollinators love my agastache plants! It's my favorite pollinator plant for sure and I've had luck growing it from seed as well.
The hummingbirds here did not seem interested in petunias however they absolutely love my Moringa Oleifera tree blossoms. I sprouted bee balm for them that will be going out this week. I'm in Zone 10b.
Hybrid petunias have little nectar. They check them but learn there is little or no food in hybrid petunias. Cupheas might be hardy in your zone. Best magnet for hummingbirds.
@@familhagaudir8561 I now have a hanging cigar plant ( cuphea) they love. We have hummingbird nests now right under our awning.
I have a little nest of annas hummingbirds in my carolina jasmine and they love my hibiscus and the flowers from my fruit trees. Theve made two batches of successful pairs of babies, all absolutly stunning. Here from califonia
Love seeing Chris looking so happy talking about the hummingbirds, and I’m so excited to find out more about the tricyrtis aka Japanese toad lily! 💗
Are there some regions where hummingbirds simply don't live? I'm in zone 7b in Jersey, and my garden attracts hundreds of bees of different species any given year, but I've yet to see a single hummingbird. The ruby-throated hummingbird is supposed to be native to the state. Of course, my garden is also the only oasis of flowers in a suburban neighborhood where most people have grass lawns, so they might not be able to reach it.
They will find you. The bright fuchsia colors and bright reds are the best attractors. If you get red bee balm and grow it by a window you look out often and you don't ever see a hummer then I'd be very surprised. Good luck
Try a few Cuphea Vermillionnaire in hanging baskets or above-ground pots. Lots of nectar in the tiny tube flowers keep hummingbirds around.
@@familhagaudir8561 Unfortunately I think that plant is only an annual in my zone, as it's native to temperate regions, and USDA 7b is continental.
Jersey has hummingbirds. My dad gets them more often by him in Morris County. I live in Hudson County and even in the cities you can see them once and a blue. I've seen them in Bergen County too. It's easy to mistake them for large flying insects if you've never seen one before.
I love humming birds.
I love humming birds my grandfather had a garden set up for them as well as humming bird feeders. The oak tree in the yard had hundreds of nest for them. They where so friendly they would land on my hand to drink from a hand feeder (he made for rescues that he would care for) it was awesome.
We’re in Wisconsin, I’ve never attracted hummingbirds until this year! They seemed most attracted to Tithonia, monarda, and lobelia cardinalis. However they LOVED my tithonia/Mexican sunflower.
Cuphea Vermillionnaire is the plant that gives me best hummingbird magnet power. Blooms from Spring to frost. If you don't find Cuphea pretty-enough, just put one in mixed baskets and pots.
Grapefruit sage is my favorite new pollinator addition this year. It smells so good and those bright red flowers! I've got to look for the glory vine. I've been collecting Agastaches, what are your favorite seed vendors for them?
What an amazing garden thank you for educating us on all these hummingbird friendly flowers. I’m off to the nursery with my list!
Here on the CA central coast Cupheas are the number one hummingbird attracting plant. They bloom non-stop year round and hummingbirds are constantly at them and fighting over them.
Amazing!
The summers here melt cuphea. :( I've tried a couple times.
@@tbtlhart that's a bummer. Where are you? Have you tried Cuphea 'David Verity'? That is a pretty tough one and we grew it in the NYC area when I worked at NYBG as a summer seasonal plant. They do well in shadier areas too if full sun is too hot. But hot temps are definitely not an issue where I am at now. Too cool is more of an issue for plants.
@@kmaguire7161 south texas. I've seen them about 5 hours north of me.
I'm in SF, and will try these.
I was really surprised that I didn't hear any mention of Phlox in the video. I remember hearing that it's actually one of the best flowers to attract hummingbirds, at least here on the East coast. There is a wide range of colors available to please any gardener out there.
These folks are in San Diego. If your an Easy Coaster, Grow It Build It is a great channel for gardening.
@@farstrider79 Chris is in Canada (either Calgary or Vancouver) so she was talking about plants in her zone.
@@jadea.2694 That's cool. Still not East Coast.
I'd love ideas for the Rocky mountain states
Redbirds in a Tree, Rocky Mountain Beardtongue, Jacob Cline Bee Balm, Fire Dance Red-hot Poker.
I've seen 1 on a cannalily flower wished I had more flowers for hummingbirds
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your expert tips for attracting these gems of the wild! Have your hummers started to migrate? We are missing their little voices...
Most popular shrubs with hummingbirds in my garden are Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii), Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) and Baby Sage (Salvia microphylla). All 3 are native to SW US and very hardy and easy to grow. If you get Honeysuckle, make sure its a native species like Lonicera sempervirens, and not Lonicera japonica, which is toxic and considered invasive. Cape Honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis) is a non-invasive exotic that is very well liked and does well in SW US.
❤ Thank you!
Cool red nasturtium!!!!
I have no problem getting hummingbirds in my garden here in Florida I just wished they stayed longer and we have more species
Idk what this bush is in front of my patio but it attracts various birds, hummingbirds, squirrels, and rabbits 🥰 Or it's just my croissants 😂
Great video idea...remember if you use a feeder to change out the water regularly and/or use the copper additive that helps prevent mold growth. I also noticed a hummingbird interested in Douglas Aster the other day, which is native to PNW.
What copper additive n where can i get it? Getting black mold after only a week outside.
Living in Canada's PNW with hummingbirds year round. Attracting them later in spring and over the summer is easy, as there are tons of flowers. As fall approaches and winter sets in it gets harder and feeders are the only way. If anyone has suggestions for fall/winter flowers that attract hummingbirds please let me know! Zone 7
Birders when those west coast rare tropical birds came on the screen: 😮😱🤩
Are any of the plants capable of tolerating the Phoenix low desert climate?
Yeah, a discussion of zones or even a plant list in the description would have been nice.
Sadly will never see hummingbirds in my garden because they can not be found in Australia
I'm just starting to watch the video, so you might mention this, but how do you keep them from chasing each other off in your pollinator garden? I find my hummingbirds to be territorial, so I never see 3 or 4 sharing a feeder or flower bush at a time.
Can you please include a list in the description of the names of the hummingbird-friendly plants featured in this video? That will make it easier for folks to know what to buy at their nurseries and garden centers. Thank you!
If you like the content, you should watch the video again. It’s a great way to support them! ❤
I wish they would do that too. Would be much more helpful than having to rewatch and rewatch the video to try to write it all down
Wonder what would work in zone 6a
I've only ever had hummingbird moths 😬
What plants & herbs woukd stop hummingbirds away?
I live in texas would like to plant something that doesn't bring bees , my dogs think they are flies
I can try to plant and attract all I want, hummingbirds don't live natively here 😅
will deer eat this plants?
NOt sure if this grows everywhere but West Indian Lantana (Lantana camara) atracts a lot of hummingbirds in my house.
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The feeder at the beginning has very cloudy “nectar” & needs dumping. This can make a hummer sick!
NEver seen one as Australia is not part of the western hemisphere!
Dude such jealousy stemming from me right now!
I would love hummingbirds in my garden, all I get are obese pidgeons
Attract birds in your garden and they love to leave tons of poop around your house
😆😆😆 Do you know how difficult it is to get hummingbird poop of your car? I spend a lot of time washing it off only to have them replace it by the next afternoon.
My backyard is FILLED with humming birds... Too bad they don't scare away the rats eating my veg :/
Aw no!
An outdoor cat can help with that.
_cough cough_ hostas
It would be better if you called the plants by name people understand.
That would create a lot more confusion for people trying to look up or find the plants at a nursery (many plants are known by completely different names depending on where you live). Using the proper names is the best and most consistent way.
@@andreafragapane3141 - 100%. Love it when ppl use the scientific names because then I can look it up myself. Way more accurate that way.
Oh if only they would come, if I planted those, but unluckily we don't have humming birds in Europe 🥲