Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Joliet

Rio Red Ruellia will easily reach 30-40" high and will make a loose groundcover. Use this exceptionally free flowering tropical to tender perennial in the garden, landscape, or in containers for a spring to fall display.

Provide full to partial sun with average drainage with average moisture for best results. It is definitely vigorous so give this one room to grow and it is sure to be adored by hummingbirds.

Salvia greggii , a.k.a. Autumn Sage, is a deer and drought resistant low maintenance plant suitable for containers and well-drained gardens and landscapes. Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M.

Image courtesy of Itsaul Plants. 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,...

Bird of Paradise makes an excellent patio plant and container plant and the more rootbound it gets the better it seems to flower. Fiery orange, yellow, deep cobalt blue along with reds and near purples adorn the large showy flowers and bracts which are...

Periodic deadheading will help keep them looking clean as well as helping to extend the flowering season. Garden Phlox is also known as Summer Border Phlox or Fall Phlox, it is a hardy clump forming, upright growing herbaceous perennial found throughout...

Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Fuzzy deep fuchsia colored tubular flowers emerge from short dense spikes atop the large deep green foliage beginning in...

The Eastern Bluestar makes a wonderful garden addition with a mannerly clump forming habit and excellent pest and disease resistance. Eastern Bluestar is a vigorous growing native perennial that enjoys moist soils but will still do just fine under average...

Most fragrant honeysuckles are most intensely fragrant in the late afternoon and evening. Small enough for containers and small trellises and short fences. Removal of seed clusters will help to promote repeat flowering and this is true of most Honeysuckles...

Flowering from summer and often well into winter this hardy heat and sun-loving tropical can be grown as a shrub, vine, espalier, or can even be trained into tree forms. Cape Honeysuckle is evergreen in frost free climates and is deciduous in the cooler...

It has the cold hardiness of the Mamou and the continuous flowering of the Crybaby and the hummingbirds flock to the intense red tubular flowers. Conical spikes of deep red, 3" long tubular flowers are produced nearly continuously throughout the growing...

Mexican Sage Bush does best where it has excellent drainage, particularly in winter and mulching can help ensure its hardiness in questionable areas. Salvia leucantha 's excellent drought tolerance makes it a good choice for containers and xeriscapes.

A perfect plant for tough spots, Red Yucca is limited in natural distribution to central Texas but has proven cold hardy much farther north of that with reports that it may even tolerate zone 5 conditions in parts of Colorado! Adaptable to a wide range...

Considered to be one of the most cold hardy Powderpuffs, the Baja Fairy Duster develops into an informal fountaining shrub once mature that is nearly twice as wide as high. This is considered to be a caterpillar host for the Marine Blue Butterfly.

Heleniums should be cut back after flowering. Deep brick red petals surround the rounded 'cones' of this spicily colored Helenium beginning in midsummer and continuing well into fall.

A close kin of the Angel's Trumpet this hybrid Iochroma's red flowers attract hummingbirds throughout the warm months of the year. Large clusters of rich orange-red, 2" long tubular flowers are produced throughout the growing season on a well branched...

Provide a moist but well-draining soil for the best results. 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 glossy rich green foliage.

May reseed but never seems to be aggressive, deadhead to prevent unwanted seedlings. Provide this native Penstemon with a well-drained soil but it will do well in average garden soils with average moisture.

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results. Established plants require little additional maintenance once established but may benefit from a light summer shearing.

This tough plant is moderately salt tolerant making it a good choice for coastal plantings. Mexican Sage Bush does best where it has excellent drainage, particularly in winter and mulching can help ensure its hardiness in questionable areas.

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.

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. For more information on growing Salvia greggii and its hybrids see Dr. William C. Full sun and excellent drainage generally provide the best results.

Attracts Hummingbirds. Great for hanging baskets, mixed containers, or in the front of the garden. Purple 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...

The Firecracker Fern has excellent heat and sun tolerance as well as moderate drought resistance once well-established. Good drainage and a loose breathable mulch are key, especially where winters are cold and wet.

A great perennial for Hummingbirds and the Herb garden. Vibrant red tubular blooms are borne in tall spikes from Winter to Spring. The foliage had a wonderful light pineapple fragrance.

Images courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries Deadheading, by cutting the flower stalk all the way back, is said to help promote flowering especially with the repeat flowering types. The Red Hot Poker is drought tolerant once well established, has some salt...

The flowers of Little Dutch Blue are sure to attract a variety of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. All rights reserved. Evergreen in mild winter areas. The compact and repeat flowering habits of this Lily of the Nile lend it...