Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Illinois

Images courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries Maintenance for Kniphofia is minimal. Deadheading, by cutting the flower stalk all the way back, is said to help promote flowering especially with the repeat flowering types.

Even though this species is native to more desert like climates it can tolerate typical rainfall in the Southeastern US with few issues as long as the soil is well-drained. In almost all regards the Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise resembles its more common...

A hummingbird magnet! The show begins in late spring and lasts into fall on established plants. A freely flowering hybrid, Mandarin Honeysuckle produces clusters of up to 15 or more, 3" long red to reddish-orange tubular, widely flaring flowers that show...

They can also be pruned in spring just before growth begins again. The 1" long flowers are well suited for pollination by hummingbirds, butterflies, and long tongued bees. Welch's article " Autumn Sage: Salvia greggii " from the Texas Cooperative Extension.

The Giant Turk's Cap is considered to be a hybrid, either man-made or natural, and has been passed around for many years and is now known by a variety of common names including: Mazapan, Sleepy Hibiscus, Sleepy Wax Mallow, Turk's Cap Mallow, Cardinal's...

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. The Orange Cape Honeysuckle is an easy heat and sun loving tropical that can be grown as a...

In the northern portions of its hardiness range, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 8, the Fuzzy Bolivian Sage should be provided with a breathable winter mulch such as pine straw. Fuzzy Bolivian Sage is a vigorous perennial Salvia with large deep green tropical...

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring new flower production. It has been known to spread by rhizomes but under most conditions stays neatly where it's put and where hardy will return year after year.

These plants have plenty of flower power and will revel in the heat and sun of summer producing a nearly endless display of color. Provide Agastache with a full or near full sun location and allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings.

Mowing and careful pruning can often help to control suckers. Trumpet Creeper is an excellent choice for hummingbirds and we thought it was appropriate to name this naturally occurring Almost Eden selection after the Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

Conical spikes of deep red, 3" long tubular flowers are produced nearly continuously throughout the growing season on this vigorous and easy to grow shrub to shrub-like perennial. Easy to grow and establish, it is perennial in areas where freezes are...

In zones 5 and 6 it is suggested that you tie up the foliage atop the crown to give added winter protection. Excellent for hummingbirds! The Red Hot Poker is drought tolerant once well established, has some salt tolerance, and is considered deer resistant.

Provide full sun and good air circulation for the best results. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results. They can also be pruned in spring just before growth begins again.

Provide Agastache with a full or near full sun location and allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings. The nectar rich flowers of Bolero Hummingbird Mint or Agastache are sure to attract a variety of butterflies, hummingbirds, and larger...

Moderately shade tolerant and typically found growing in wet to moist soils it should do fine under average moisture conditions once well established. The common name of Giant Salvia appears to be the most widely used common name is a misnomer as this...

Good drainage and ample sunlight are key and the hummingbirds will surely thank you. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results. They can also be pruned in spring just before growth begins again.

In late winter we generally remove everything that is obviously dead and in some winters this may be practically everything back to the large trunk but it will quickly regrow and flowers for us from mid to late spring and into fall.

Blue dye can be extracted from the blossoms!! One of the most amazingly blue colored flowers in the plant world! This small growing but vigorous annual or tender perennial vine produces loads of brilliant deep blue flowers with recurving and overlapping...

An upright to sprawling perennial becoming full and dense with age. Maroon and white 1" tubular blooms arch from a spike of reddish-maroon bracts.

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.

We previously offered this as Ventenat's Hot Pink Skullcap but that designation was incorrect as this is apparently Scutellaria longifolia . Clusters of fuchsia pink, 1 1/2", tubular blooms are borne throughout most of the year on this beautiful tropical...

In the northern portions of its hardiness range, USDA Cold Hardiness zones 7B-8, the Rosebud Sage should be provided with a breathable winter mulch such as pine straw. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving...

This is considered to be a caterpillar host for the Marine Blue Butterfly. A small amount of leaf drop during or immediately preceding shipping or complete defoliation may occur during prolonged periods of drought or cold and is to be expected and is...

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. This easy Garden Phlox produces large domed clusters of dark-eyed, light pink, fragrant flowers on tall...

Don't worry about cutting it back hard as it should readily put up fresh new shoots. The Firecracker Vine looks somewhat similar to Cypress Vine, Ipomoea quamoclit , but does not seed all over the garden.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. There are anecdotal reports that it may survive mild winters in colder climates as well as a chance that it can reseed.

Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and larger bees. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results. They can also be pruned in spring just before growth begins again.