Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In California

Agapanthus will perform best in well-drained soils with average moisture and fertility. All rights reserved. Evergreen in mild winter areas. Deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.

Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established. Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results.

In spring, once the danger of hard frosts and freezes has past, the damaged foliage can be cut back to about 3". This tough and reliable clump forming perennial is deserving of a place in any sunny garden.

Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established. Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results.

Moderately shade tolerant and typically found growing in wet to moist soils it should do fine under average moisture conditions once well established. Giant Salvia is considered root hardy to about 25 o F for short periods.

Provide good drainage and fertile, average moist soil in partial to filtered sun for the best results. Iochroma, Tubeflower, or Mini Angel's Trumpets flower on new growth so keep them growing and healthy for and endless display.

Winter dormant. An uncommon, but beautiful native perennial, producing upward facing coral-red tubular buds that open to show off the star-like flowers with a creamy yellow to greenish yellow throat.

May reseed under good conditions. Arching loose spikes of dangling orange-red, 1" long tubular flowers are born over an extended period in summer on this durable perennial. In areas where temperatures fall below freezing set out young plants in spring...

The flowers attract butterflies and larger bees. Also known as Summer Border Phlox or Fall Phlox, it is a hardy clump forming herbaceous perennial found throughout much of the eastern and central US.

Scentsation Honeysuckle is vigorous enough to cover a medium sized trellis or small arbor but well-mannered enough for garden culture. The fragrance of this English Honeysuckle even intensifies in the evening and at night attracting pollinating hummingbird...

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

It looks great spilling from containers, raised beds, over walls, and can even be used as an informal groundcover. Good drainage and a loose breathable mulch are key, especially where winters are cold and wet.

It is also moderately drought resistant once well established but will produce the most flowers when it is provided with average moisture during the growing season. A beautiful clear yellow Cape Honeysuckle that produces masses of 2" tubular flowers in...

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.

Souvenir de Bonn Variegated Abutilon is a vigorous upright growing Flowering Maple that makes an easy to grow addition to tropical settings or as an indoor plant (this is a type of heirloom Abutilon that was once called a Parlor Maple).

Blue dye can be extracted from the blossoms!! The Blue Pea Vine or Clitoria prefers a rich moist soil. It can be successfully overwintered but it's easier just to save a few seeds to plant in spring.

Plant in mass for the best effect. Provide a full sun or near full sun location with average moist but well-drained soils. Sharp drainage and good air circulation will help to ensure their longevity.

Providing a mulch and a protected area will help as well. Tall spikes of purple narrow tubular flowers that open to display reflexing narrow petals are produced mainly from fall through spring but may be produced anytime of year under good conditions.

A hummingbird magnet! Red Fountains Skullcap is considered by some to be hardy to zone 8A if provided with a deep winter mulch, we have a tendency to err on the side of caution and say zone 9 with a mulch, possibly additional protection in harder winters.

In late winter it can be cut back to about 6-12" high if desired. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. It creates a mounding upright to spreading plant that loves the heat and sun.

Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established. Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results.

Periodic deadheading will help keep them looking clean as well as helping to extend the flowering season. Phlox is adored by butterflies and hummingbirds alike! Robert Poore is one of only a handful of Garden Phlox cultivars recommended for southern gardens...

A dwarf Powderpuff, this drought resistant shrub slowly develops into a loosely rounded form with a naturally somewhat open habit. A.k.a. Mock Mesquite or simply Fairyduster, Calliandra eriophylla is considered to be a caterpillar host for the Marine...

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. For more information see " Cape Honeysuckle " from Texas A&M's Aggie Horticulture's Ornamentals...

The aerial rootlets are capable of clinging to bark, untreated wood, and even the cracks in mortar and brick but Trumpet Creeper can also twine to wind its way up wire fences and nearby plants.

Provide a full to mostly sunny position in a well-drained soil for the best results. This is a medium-sized Salvia with a moderately bushy habit. In the northern portions of its hardiness range, USDA Cold Hardiness zones 7B-8, Mulberry Jam Salvia should...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. All atop a low mounding and spreading to sprawling perennial Salvia. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it...