Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In District Of Columbia

The Red Ruellias may reseed on exposed soils but rarely do so in mulched beds. Use this exceptionally free flowering tropical to tender perennial in the garden, landscape, or in containers for a spring to fall display.

1" tubular orange blooms, tipped in white, are produced from spring to fall. Attracts Hummingbirds. In the portion of its range where freezes occur it can be grown as an annual or if protected with a mulch it is generally reliably perennial well into...

The Orange Cape Honeysuckle is an easy heat and sun loving tropical that can be grown as a medium to large arching shrub or hedge, vine or espalier, and can be trained into tree standards.

Deadheading, by cutting the flower stalk all the way back, is said to help promote flowering especially with the repeat flowering Echo types. The Red Hot Poker is drought tolerant once well established, has some salt tolerance, and is considered deer...

This tough and easily grown rhizomatous perennial produces tall spikes of 1-2" tubular flowers that open yellow and then fade to orange and red and are born on tall sturdy stems to 4'H.

In frost free climates they can flower throughout much of the year. Where it does freeze back you can prune the dead out at any time during winter or early spring. The Giant Turk's Cap is considered to be a hybrid, either man-made or natural, and has...

The Firecracker Vine is a root hardy perennial into zone 8, at least. Indoors provide direct sun to high light and a well drained soil and do not keep it too wet. Few other manageable vines can compete when it comes to sheer flower power! This is an easy...

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

The Bird of Paradise will often return from the crown or roots but they are slow to recover and flower buds may be damaged. Here in the US we get to enjoy Hummingbirds enjoying their bounty.

Deep reddish-orange upward facing tubular blooms are borne an upright to spreading deciduous shrub. A tough Texas native and is drought tolerant once established. Needs a well drained soil.

Microphylla and S. Salvia x jamensis is a hybrid of S. Pale yellow and salmon bicolored flowers are borne from spring to frost on this vigorous hybrid Salvia. Greggii often having improved vigor and flowering ability over the parents, though some may...

Keeping plants dryer in late summer, fall and into winter will better help them tolerate extreme cold. A small amount of leaf drop during or immediately preceding shipping or complete defoliation may occur during prolonged periods of drought or cold and...

A dwarf and compact bottlebrush creating an evergreen mound to only 3'H and 5'W. Produces masses of deep red bottlebrush blooms in summer.

Coronado Red Hummingbird Mint flowers from late spring to fall and attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and larger bees. Spikes of red rounded buds open to deep orange, 1" long tubular flowers that darken to deep red and contrast nicely with the gray-green...

" link below) as it has excellent resistance to soil and wind born salts, though it could use some protection from harsh, drying winds. Like most root hardy tropical plants, it will be best to establish your plants early in the season so that they can...

The tiny, surface sown seeds germinate readily making Lobelia cardinalis appear to be perennial in unmulched, undisturbed sites. The Red Cardinal Flower is considered by many to be the queen of US wildflowers.This is sometimes a short-lived perennial...

Firecracker Fern is listed as a Texas A&M Outstanding Coastal Plant as it has excellent resistance to soil and wind born salts, though it could use some protection from harsh, drying winds.

Large clusters of fiery orange tubular blooms are borne from summer through fall on this vigorous tropical shrub. A tough and durable S Florida native that can be grown as a perennial in the northern parts of its range.

As the long lasting flowers mature the reds and oranges intensify. An award winning perennial, the 1-1/2 to 2" wide flowers of Mardi Gras Helenium open to yellow and orange petals highlighted by deep reds that surround a small chestnut colored cone.

Established plants can produce a seemingly endless display of flowers from spring to fall! An excellent choice for hummingbird gardens! The Red Hot Poker is drought tolerant once well established, has some salt tolerance, and is considered deer resistant.

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. Cape Honeysuckle is evergreen in frost free climates and is deciduous in the cooler portions...

Huge spikes of deep coral-red blooms are borne in cycles throughout summer. The Crybaby or Cockspur Coral Tree is a beautiful and heat loving deciduous tropical looking small tree with good drought tolerance and is slightly salt tolerant.

Whorls of sweetly fragrant, 2" long creamy white flowers that deepen to primrose yellow are borne at the ends of stems adorned with deep blue green foliage in late spring and summer and are followed by clear crimson berries.

Planting young plants in spring will help to give them a chance to get well-established before winter sets in. Newell's Red Cestrum is considered by many to be a hybrid and it certainly has the flower power to prove it flowering basically continuously...

Established plants require little additional maintenance once established but may benefit from a light summer shearing. Welch's article " Autumn Sage: Salvia greggii " from the Texas Cooperative Extension.

Quite drought tolerant once well established and it does prefer a well drained soil. 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...

Provide good air circulation and a moderately rich soil with average moisture in full sun for the best results with Garden or Summer Phlox. Periodic deadheading will help keep them looking clean as well as helping to extend the flowering season.