Plants for Hummingbirds
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Scabiosa japonica var. alpina Alpine pincushion flower Z 4-9
Lavender-blue pincushions over mound of gray-green foliage, blooms June-September
Lavender-blue pincushions over mound of gray-green foliage, blooms June-September
Size: 6-12” x 12”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Japan’s subalpine meadows
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, butterflies and birdsDescribed by Japanese botanist Hosayoshi Takeda before 1962.
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Scutellaria incana syn. Scutellaria canescens, Scutellaria villosa Downy skullcap Z 5-8
Showy, open spikes of two-lipped Blue-violet florets from June-Sept
Showy, open spikes of two-lipped Blue-violet florets from June-Sept
Size: 2-3’ x 2’
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained acidic soil
Native: Eastern US, west to WI, south to TX
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, deer resistantDescribed in Plantarum Novarum ex Herbario Sprengelii Centuriam 25. 1807 Johann Friedrich Theodor
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Senna hebecarpa syn. Cassia hebecarpa Wild senna Z 4-8
6” long taxicab yellow racemes in July – August
6” long taxicab yellow racemes in July – August
Size: 4’ x 2-6’
Care: full sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: Ontario; Maine south to Georgia and northwest to Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, butterflies, birds & hummingbirdsCollected before 1937. Very similar to Senna marilandica except a bit taller, flowers prettier and a slightly bulbous gland as the base of the petiole.
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Silene regia Royal catchfly Z 5-8
True crimson stars, brighter than a stop light
True crimson stars, brighter than a stop light, in July – September, from the prairies.
Size: 2-3’ x 1-2’
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: from Ohio to Alabama W. to Nebraska, WI native
Wildlife Value: hummingbird favorite.In Greek mythology Silene was a companion of Bacchus who was covered with foam. This plant pictured in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1811
