Plants for Hummingbirds
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Verbascum chaixii Nettleleaved mullein Z 5-8
Spikes covered in white flowers with pink eyes from mid to late summer
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Spikes covered in white flowers with pink eyes from mid to late summer
Size: 36” x 18”
Care: Full sun in well drained, poor soil
Native: EuropeVerbascum was named by the Roman Pliny who said they attracted moths, calling them Moth mulleins. Described by Parkinson in 1629: “a stalk, the flowers hereof are pure white with the like purple threads in the middle.”
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Verbena bonariensis Perennial Z 7-10, colder zones-reseeding annual
Small purple flowers atop tall leafless stems from July to October. Great see-through blooms for growing in back, middle or front of the garden.
Small purple flowers atop tall leafless stems from July to October. Great see-through blooms for growing in back, middle or front of the garden.
Size: 3-4’ x 8”
Care: full sun in moist, well-drained, fertile soil - self-seeder
Native: South America
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit & Missouri Botanic Garden Plant of Merit.Introduced to garden cultivation from its native Buenos Aires in 1726 by the Sherard brothers.
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Vernonia fasciculata Prairie Ironweed Z 3-7
Dense clusters of true royal purple August-September
Dense clusters of true royal purple August-September
Size: 3-4’ x 2-3’
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well drained soil
Native: so central Canada to central & eastern US
Wildlife Value: Attracts butterflies. Deer resistantCollected by André Michau (1746-1802) by 1803. Named to honor Wm. Vernon, an English botanist who collected plants in late 1600’s.
