Plants for Hummingbirds
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Ruellia humilis Prairie petunia Z 5-9
lilac trumpets all summer and fall
Lilac trumpets with dark pink veins all summer non-stop. Very long blooming but slow to emerge in spring.
Size: 8-10" x 24"
Care: full sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
Native: Midwest south to Florida and Texas, Wisconsin native
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirdsRuellia named for French royal herbalist Jean Ruell (1474-1537). This species first collected by Thomas Nuttall, English plant hunter who found more American plants than anyone else, early 1800’s.
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Salvia amplexicaulis Stem-clasping sage Z 3-8
Deep violet spike flowers in summer over green foliage
Deep violet spike flowers in summer over green foliage
Size: 24-30” x 36”
Care: Sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Southeastern Europe
Wildlife Value: attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinatorsSimilar to Salvia nemorosa but larger.
Before 1829, Lamarck. -
Salvia verticillata Lilac sage, whorley clary, Salbey Z 5-8
Muted lilac blue spikes June to October
Muted lilac blue spikes June to October. It took 2 years to establish this plant to maturity during which time it was unimpressive but in year 3, it’s fabulous. You get the benefit of mature plants.
Size: 24” x 18-24”
Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Dead head to prolong bloom
Native: Spain to Ukraine, Caucasus to Iran
Wildlife Value: Butterfly magnet.Collected before 1753.
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Scabiosa columbaria f. nana Dwarf dove pincushions Z 4-8
Lavender- blue pincushions
OUT OF STOCK
Lavender- blue pincushions on this short, front-of-the-border flower that blooms for four, yes, 4, months, June to September. Deadhead to promote reblooming.
Size: 6-12” x 12-18”
Care: sun to part shade in moist well-drained alkaline soil
Native: Europe
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, butterflies and birdsDifferent colored ones including lavender and pink described in The Garden 1872.
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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
OUT OF STOCK
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
