Flowers that attract

[@shutterbugZoe]

So beautiful!! We're in 7B, west of Wichita Falls, and we're a little more limited on what we can grow here. Definitely colder in the winter, and hotter and much drier in the summer! So far this year our two coral honeysuckles has bloomed well, and we added one more small one this spring. Our salvias have bloomed steadily, all varieties that can take the cold winters here. Our flame acanthus plants are coming on strong but haven't started blooming yet. A few plants that I didn't think would attract hummers are lantana and vitex. The lantana has naturalized for our cold winters and gets almost 6 feet tall! The hummers don't like it as much as some of the other flowers, but they will come to it too. The vitex isn't native, but they handle our hot dry summers so well! Another one our hummers love, which is a native, is desert willow. We have two young trees, and they are blooming well right now. We tried cardinal climber from seed a couple summers ago, and I made the mistake of planting too many. They almost choked out my coral honeysuckle and a crossvine! We have some that came up on their own this spring, but they are way too small to bloom so far. I learned my lesson too, and only have 5 this year, spaced out much farther apart. They are a fantastic one for hummers though! One more that I love that hummers also love, red yucca. You don't get as many blooms as some other flowers, but the hummers do love them! We also have turk's cap, but that one has been a real challenge for me with our colder winters. Thank you for showing us your beautiful yard!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you for your wonderful post!!! (I didn't realize the zone was 7B west of Wichita Falls.) 6 ft. tall Lantana ... just wow! 🤩 And Coral Honeysuckle is such a wonderful plant to have in the garden. Do you supplement with water since you have such hot and dry summers? Thank you for sharing what does well for you in your garden. I'm going to pin your post so others will see it. Happy Gardening! 😊🐛🦋🐝🌺🐦

[@maraleelachovsky4702]

Sometimes these flowers are hard to find at the garden center. Thanks for sharing.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

You are so right! I have had more luck finding what I want in very early spring though. Garden centers have their best selections at that time. And then there are some plants I have had to order online.

[@mermaidgal1001]

Where have you had success ordering from?

[@jennhoff03]

Your channel has totally changed my mindset about how I attract hummingbirds and how important native plants are. It's so nice to find someone in Houston! Thank you for uploading these!

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

That is wonderful - I'm so glad that you took the time to comment!

[@muriellockhoff9560]

Thank you for the names of plants and video

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

My pleasure - and thank you for your comment. Do you by any chance have any hummingbirds in your yard? 😊🦋🐛🌺🐦

[@quintalejardinsdadiva]

Lindas flores.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thank you! 😊🐛🐝🌺🦋🐦

[@wesleyhackney]

You are right about the cardinal climber it’s such a great vine to grow and mine blooming earlier this year and blooms very late in fall for me and I’m in panhandle of florida

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

It is unusual how early it is blooming. We have two females and one or two males in the area, and this is the first thing they go to early in the morning. I am glad to have the blooms now. I do hope it still fills out and blooms heavily in the fall too. We'll see. It is interesting you are seeing the same thing in the FL panhandle. Thank you for sharing! 👍🐛🐝🌺🦋🐦

[@sandye4731]

The hummingbirds love my coral honeysuckle, salvias and Turks cap. The butterflies can’t seem to get enough of my society garlic. 😊 🌺 🦋 ☀️🐛🌼🐞🐝🐸🌻

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Thanks for sharing! The society garlic sounds interesting! I have been thinking about a grass ... and that foliage fits the bill. How long does it flower for you?

[@sandye4731]

@@ButterfliesNBirds all summer 😊

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

@@sandye4731 Even better!!! 😊🐛🐝🌺🦋🐦

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I have included the names of the plants in the description, so check that out if you are looking to add one to your yard! Add a comment below if you are seeing hummingbirds in your yard and what flowers they are visiting.😊🦋🐛🌺🐦

[@muriellockhoff9560]

Porterweed shrimp plant lumbago trumpet vine I’m in zone 10 flordia

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

@@muriellockhoff9560 Fantastic flowers you have for the hummingbirds! One surprise for me has been the Porterweed - they love these flowers.

[@muriellockhoff9560]

@@ButterfliesNBirds yes they sure do

[@KayWolters-ok9jk]

Where can I find the list

[@rahulsls]

I hope it's great to plant the Bolivian sunset plant.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

I'm not familiar with that plant. Do you have it in your garden?

[@rahulsls]

@@ButterfliesNBirds also coral vine( pink) Antigonon leptopus , .. mainly cultivated by for bee farming.

[@rahulsls]

@@ButterfliesNBirds yes, I have Bolivian sunset plant,.. A quick KZbin search can help to find the plant vedio in detail..

[@annieb8928]

Thanks. Interested in Texas native plants.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

That is wonderful you grow Texas native plants! I try to add more Texas natives each year.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

My Flame Acanthus is just starting to bloom. If you can't watch the whole video - check it out at 14:51!

[@geauxtigers_8458]

Wow! All beautiful plants in your backyard! This past Summer was Brutal, we went 40 something days of no rain in July and August with temps 100+ every day in northern Louisiana. Hope next Summer will be more mild. Where did you get your Flame Acanthus plant? Plan on adding it and Coral Honeysuckle here next Spring 🌱🌿

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

Hello! I so agree with you, our summer here was also very brutal. It was similar to what you described for your area in northern Louisiana. In August the accumulation of no rain plus day after day of 100+ degree weather killed some of my plants. Many days we had excessive heat warnings where the "feels like" temps were in the 120s due to our high humidity. It was one for the record books. I also hope that next summer is more mild, actually I would take "normal"! lol. You won't be disappointed with the Flame Acanthus and Coral Honeysuckle. Both are natives and attract so many butterflies, pollinators, birds, etc. I got my Flame Acanthus from a nursery south of Houston called Enchanted Gardens. 😊

[@geauxtigers_8458]

@@ButterfliesNBirds 120° "feels like" temp sounds so blazing hot! Ours were around 114°. For the most part all my plants survived except for a Smokey Jazz Salvia. The relentless heat took it out. Thank you for sharing the Nursery you had got your Flame Acanthus! Enchanted Gardens is over a 4 hour drive for me, but sounds so worth it come early Spring 😁

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

@geauxtigers_8458 That is a very long drive! If you are ever in the area, I would call them first to see if they have what you want. I have done that and I live an hour away. I really do like this nursery, as I have gotten so many beautiful and healthy plants from them. They also have what grows well in our climate. I lost about 6 salvia this summer to our brutal heat. (They were the Salvia guaranitica types). 😕 It makes me rethink if I want them again. I will always have Salvia Amistad (it is a guaranitica hybrid) even though I also lost one of those.

[@ButterfliesNBirds]

If you are looking for a hummingbird feeder, here is the video I did on my favorite one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIi4Zn6ua8-IiKs