Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Provo

Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results. Salvia greggii , a.k.a. Autumn Sage, is a deer and drought resistant low maintenance plant suitable for containers and well-drained gardens and landscapes.

" link below) as it has excellent resistance to soil and wind born salts, though it could use some protection from harsh, drying winds. The Firecracker Fern has excellent heat and sun tolerance as well as moderate drought resistance once well-established.

In zones 5 and 6 it is suggested that you tie up the foliage atop the crown to give added winter protection. Images courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries The only real problems it seems to have is being planted too deeply or it may rot if exposed to poor drainage.

2-3" long, light bluish purple, slightly flaring tubular flowers are produced in large hanging clusters designed for hummingbird pollination. Provide good drainage and fertile, average moist soil in partial to filtered sun for the best results.

Deep reddish-orange upward facing tubular blooms are borne an upright to spreading deciduous shrub. As the name implies, Hummingbirds enjoy the nectar of this shrub. Needs a well drained soil.

Nodding Penstemon produces loose spikes of 1" light pink to nearly lavender tubular flowers in spring. Provide this native Penstemon with a well-drained soil but it will do well in average garden soils with average moisture.

From large dense clusters of light green calyxes emerge large, velvety purple tubular flowers at the ends of tall sturdy stems beginning in late summer and continuing until frost or nearly year round in mild, freeze free climates.

The fragrance of this English Honeysuckle even intensifies in the evening and at night attracting pollinating hummingbird moths as well as hummingbirds, butterflies, and long-tongued bees during the day.

The Brazilian Firecracker Vine is a succulent, twining vine well suited as a vertical accent in container gardens. To ensure survival protect from freezing temperatures and it can easily be overwintered indoors in a well-lit, preferably sunny, warm window.

Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established. Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Welch's article " Autumn Sage: Salvia greggii " from the Texas Cooperative Extension.

Large clusters of tubular buds open to show off the fragrant, widely flaring, white tubular flowers that mature through primrose to deep yellow.Honey Baby Honeysuckle was selected for its compact and shrub-like habit as well as its ability to repeat flower...

San Antonio Red is one of the reddest flowered Hummingbird Bushes producing rich red upward facing tubular flowers that are borne in spike-like clusters from summer to fall on this tough and durable Texas native.

Trumpet Creeper is an aggressive and rampant, deciduous, tap-rooted, native vine that should be planted in area where it can be contained as it may sucker aggressively. The last image, or furthest to the right, provides a comparison of the common orange...

Trumpet Creeper is an aggressive and rampant, deciduous, tap-rooted, native vine that should be planted in area where it can be contained as it may sucker aggressively. The last image, or furthest to the right, provides a comparison of the common orange...

In zone 9 well established plants may suffer some freeze damage but normally return if they are given a protected position and are provided with a winter mulch. Cape Honeysuckle is evergreen in frost free climates and is deciduous in the cooler portions...

It is considered to be cold hardy into zone 9 and may survive temperatures down to about 25 o F for short periods if given appropriate protection for the rest of us it makes a wonderful free flowering annual.

Pinching back in spring will produce fuller, more floriferous plants. Heleniums or Sneezeweeds are North American native perennials of which Mariachi Salsa is likely a hybrid selection that was discovered in England and then brought back to the US for...

Clusters of flaming red butterfly-shaped flowers are held in large clusters above the velvety heart-shaped tropical foliage. Makes an easy, medium to large container plant where not hardy.

This rare and imperiled Physostegia is typically found in consistently moist to wet areas growing in ditches and along stream banks. Young stems are often marked with dark purple to purplish-red.

Like the rest of the members its genus it is typically found in moist to wet areas growing along stream banks and ditches. Narrowleaf False Dragonhead is native to the central US including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, eastern...

Provide a full sun or near full sun location with average moist but well-drained soils. These are deer resistant plants with a long flowering season and are sure to attract any and all pollinators that can reach the nectar reward of its tubular flowers.

Phlox is adored by butterflies and hummingbirds alike! Robert Poore is one of only a handful of Garden Phlox cultivars recommended for southern gardens by noted Texas plantsman Greg Grant.

The Red Cape Honeysuckle produces masses of dark red 2" tubular flowers in large clusters in summer and fall or nearly continuously throughout the year under frost free conditions.

Even though this species is native to more desert like climates it can tolerate typical rainfall in the Southeastern US with few issues as long as the soil is well-drained. Young plants of the Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia juncea , may resemble...

Where they don't freeze back, a hard late-winter pruning will act as a renewal and may help to rid them of overwintering pests as well as to keep them full and in bounds (if you can stand to remove the flower buds).

For more information on growing Salvia greggii and its hybrids see Dr. William C. The compact habit and exceptional flower power of this little perennial Salvia should make it a great candidate for well-drained, low maintenance container plantings as...

All rights reserved. The stems freeze back to ground each winter and return in midspring with flowering beginning in late spring early summer for us. It can be maintained and overwintered as a container plant where not hardy.