Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Des Moines

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

The Hummingbird Bush is a small deciduous shrub that loves the heat and sun. San Antonio Red is one of the reddest flowered Hummingbird Bushes producing rich red upward facing tubular flowers that are borne in spike-like clusters from summer to fall on...

Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established.The 1" long flowers are well suited for pollination by hummingbirds, butterflies, and long tongued bees.

A tough and durable S Florida native that can be grown as a perennial in the northern parts of its range. Hamelia is a Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently...

Deadheading, by cutting the flower stalk all the way back, is said to help promote flowering especially with the repeat flowering Echo types. The only real problems it seems to have is being planted too deeply or it may rot if exposed to poor drainage.

An excellent choice for hanging baskets, spilling from containers, or in the garden where hardy. Clusters of deep red, 1 1/2", tubular blooms are borne throughout most of the year on this beautiful tropical spreading to mounding perennial with beautiful...

The start of this plant originated to us from Dr. Charles M. Like the rest of the members its genus it is typically found in moist to wet areas growing along stream banks and ditches.

It is considered to be more drought resistant and prefers well-draining soils. Fiery orange, yellow, deep cobalt blue along with reds and near purples adorn the large showy flowers and bracts which are produced mainly during spring and fall as well as...

Our plants are normally in their first year of growth from seed when shipped. The Cardinal Flower prefers light or filtered shade under average moisture conditions generally requiring more moisture in sunnier exposures.

CliotmMagenta Cleome's sterility provides more flowers over a longer period. This is a moderately drought resistant annual once well-established but average moisture and good drainage will produce the greatest abundance of flowers.

This small to medium sized naturally evergreen tropical shrub makes a wonderful container plant where not hardy and may also be used for a continuous flowering Bonsai specimen. The Dwarf Pink (or Red) Powderpuff Tree produces showy red Mimosa like flowers...

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. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries.

Mulberry Jam Salvia is a hybrid discovered in the garden of author and Salvia expert Betsy Clebsch and is thought to be a descendant of Salvia involucrata . In the northern portions of its hardiness range, USDA Cold Hardiness zones 7B-8, Mulberry Jam...

Vivid Obedient Plant has a compact habit that tops out at about two feet and it will readily spread by rhizomes creating a mass of sturdy stems and flowers. An easy perennial suitable for naturalizing and as an informal ground cover.

Smooth, narrow, waxy, rich green foliage. Pruning can be done at almost any time but between flowering cycles is generally preferred in areas where it doesn't freeze back, like during mid-summer.

Tall spikes of glowing red to purplish-red, 2-3" tubular blooms are born in late spring and summer are held well above the foliage. It is not uncommon to find it growing in the partial shade of the Longleaf Pine ecosystem but many of the most beautiful...

Santa Barbara Dwarf Purple Mexican Sage is a durable drought tolerant perennial that puts on amazing show of velvety purple flower spikes beginning in late summer (just in time for the Hummingbirds) and lasting until frost Mexican Sage bush is a drought...

Red Rocket is excellent for hummingbirds and flowers continuously throughout the warmer months and possibly year round in tropical settings. Dainty deep green foliage adorns the arching green stems.

Somewhat resistant to periodic drought once well-established but prefers average moisture during the growing season. This truly hardy Gloxinia is a hummingbird magnet that attracts a variety of bees and butterflies as well! Velvety, rich green, quilted...

This is evident by the host of new rosettes that emerge in winter for spring's flowers. This large and robust Physostegia is typically found in consistently moist to wet areas growing in ditches and along stream banks in western Louisiana and eastern...

Attracts Hummingbirds. An excellent and easy hybrid Cuphea that flowers nearly non-stop from spring through fall. 1" tubular orange blooms, tipped in white, are produced from spring to fall.

Cut to the ground in spring for denser growth. Needs a well drained soil. Soft pumpkin-orange upward facing tubular blooms are borne on an upright to spreading deciduous shrub. A new color twist on and old favorite.

The tubular flowers are a treat for hummingbirds and larger butterflies. A beautiful clear yellow Cape Honeysuckle that produces masses of 2" tubular flowers in large clusters in summer and fall or nearly continuously throughout the year under frost free...

In spring, once the danger of hard frosts and freezes has past, the damaged foliage can be cut back to about 3". The only real problems it seems to have is being planted too deeply or it may rot if exposed to poor drainage.

It is even listed as being suitable for xeriscaping. Firecracker Fern is listed as a Texas A&M Outstanding Coastal Plant (see the " More info from Universities... In areas where temperatures fall below about 25oF the Firecracker Fern will typically act...

Louisiana Bluestar is a rare and unusual Amsonia with large rounded velvety foliage with a silvery reverse. Easy and enjoyable. Light blue starry flowers are produced in pyramidal clusters atop the new stems in early to mid spring and are visited by butterflies...

If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.