Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Independence

This is an excellent addition to the garden with its mannerly habit, disease resistance, and the profusion of spring and early summer flowers. The fragrance is most noticeable in the late afternoon and evening.

Easy to grow and establish, it is perennial in areas where freezes are common and becomes more shrub-like in zones 9, 10, and 11. Conical spikes of deep red, 3" long tubular flowers are produced nearly continuously throughout the growing season on this...

Where it does freeze back you can prune the dead out at any time during winter or early spring. Smooth, narrow, waxy, rich green foliage. The Giant Turk's Caps are probably best suited to zones 9B and 10 where it makes an excellent specimen plant, hedge,...

Sky King is a reliably free flowering selection on a vigorous growing upright to spreading, naturally evergreen tropical shrub. This miniature cousin of the Angel's Trumpet is easily enjoyed as a container plant where not hardy.

The flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and variety of other pollinators. Gold Flame is an exceptionally free flowering Honeysuckle hybrid and is one of the most highly rated selections for gardens and landscapes.

Plant in mass for the best effect. These are deer resistant plants with a long flowering season and are sure to attract any and all pollinators that can reach the nectar reward of its tubular flowers.

Pinching back in spring will produce fuller, more floriferous plants. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved. Provide a full to mostly sunny location and average moisture.

The 1" long flowers are well suited for pollination by hummingbirds, butterflies, and long tongued bees. Great for Hummingbirds and Butterflies! Drought tolerant, deer resistant, and low maintenance.

Pollinated flowers are followed by clusters of 1/4" berries that start out green and change to orange, red, and finally black once fully ripe. The showy flowers attract hummingbirds, larger butterflies, and tiny halactid bees.

'Hot Lips' hybrid, John Whittlesey Salvia is an exceptionally vigorous and free flowering, cold hardy perennial Salvia that will delight your hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees from late spring/early summer until frost! Named for the California Salvia...

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

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

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.

For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program at SFA Gardens click here. Sweet Lips Turk's Cap is another twist on this great plant developed by plantsman Greg Grant who also developed Big Momma and...

Like most root hardy tropical plants, it will be best to establish your plants early in the season so that they can develop a large and vigorous root system before winter sets in. Excellent for Hummingbirds! Plant it with the red for a colorful show.

Louisiana Bluestar is a rare and unusual Amsonia with large rounded velvety foliage with a silvery reverse. Unlike most other Bluestars it is short rhizomatous but is not invasive or aggressive and develops into a small tight colony of plants and stems.

In spring, once the danger of hard frosts and freezes has past, the damaged foliage can be cut back to about 3". The Pocotm Kniphofia series were selected for their shorter more compact stature and repeat flowering habit making them the perfect choice...

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. A 'must have' for the Hummingbird lover! Furman's Red Autumn Sage is an old selection...

Young plants seem prone to leaf drop well before the end of summer and this is not necessarily a sign of stress or disease. The Red Buckeye is typically a medium to large growing deciduous shrub that is adaptable to a variety of soil conditions although...

Where frosts and freezes do occur on a regular basis consider providing the Giant Turk's Cap with a warm and sunny, protected southern exposure to get the most flowering out of it.

Tolerates high indirect light provided it has good air circulation. Mulch in winter to protect the corm from freeze damage. Container grown specimens that have gone dormant in the fall, can be brought indoors to any well lit area and will need only minimal...

Welch's article " Autumn Sage: Salvia greggii " from the Texas Cooperative Extension. An excellent choice for pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results.

Mexican Sage bush is a drought tolerant, sun and heat loving reliable clump forming perennial that is considered deer proof. Mexican Sage Bush does best where it has excellent drainage, particularly in winter and mulching can help ensure its hardiness...

Provide the Orange Flame Justicia with high light or early morning sun for the richest foliage color. This is an easy to grow tropical plant if provided with a rich fertile soil and average water.

The start of this plant originated to us from Dr. Charles M. Narrowleaf False Dragonhead is native to the central US including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, eastern and central Texas, southwestern Kansas, parts of northwestern...

Newell's Red Cestrum can easily be enjoyed as a container plant where not hardy. It is naturally an arching to upright shrub-like perennial that remains evergreen in the warmer portions of its cold hardiness range but well-established plants may act like...

In spring, once the danger of hard frosts and freezes has past, the damaged foliage can be cut back to about 3". Images with multiple flowers courtesy of Itsaul Plants, all rights reserved.