Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Omaha

The last image, or furthest to the right, provides a comparison of the common orange flowered Trumpet Creeper at top, Ruby Red center, and Mango Yellow bottom. Use as an espalier, allow it to climb a sturdy fence, or cover an arbor.

'Helen Fredel' is another excellent introduction from noted Texas horticulturist and author Greg Grant. Greg says of Helen Fredel that "Flower color is something between 'Atrosanguinea' and 'Tangerine Beauty' - red-orange with a yellow throat.

Bidwill's Coral Tree is a hybrid of our native Mamou Bean, Erythrina herbacea, and the tropical Crybaby Tree, Erythrina crista-galli, combining the best features of both parents. Conical spikes of deep red, 3" long tubular flowers are produced nearly...

2-3" long, medium pink, slightly flaring tubular flowers are produced in large hanging clusters designed for hummingbird pollination. Iochroma, Tubeflower, or Mini Angel's Trumpets flower on new growth so keep them growing and healthy for and endless...

The showy flowers attract hummingbirds, larger butterflies, and tiny halactid bees. Images courtesy of Agristarts, Inc. WE HAVE ABOUT 60. It has proven to be a reliable perennial in zone 8B.

The flowers attract hummingbirds and larger butterflies occasionally as well as providing pollen for bees. 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...

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.

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Autumn Sage is an easy and drought resistant shrub-like and generally evergreen perennial native to southwestern North America.

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

Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher. Purple Majesty Salvia has large medium green foliage and is a favorite of hummingbirds. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider...

A drought tolerant clump forming native perennial with a tidy habit that attracts Hummingbirds, butterflies, and multitude of other pollinators. This is also a good choice for wildflower gardens.

Yellow fall foliage color adds to its interest. Eastern Bluestar is a vigorous growing native perennial that enjoys moist soils but will still do just fine under average moisture conditions in garden settings.

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

In areas where temperatures fall below about 25oF the Firecracker Fern will typically act as a die-back perennial, even into portions of zone 8B if given a protected location. The Firecracker Fern is also known as the Coral Fountain Plant as it looks...

Gold Flame is an exceptionally free flowering Honeysuckle hybrid and is one of the most highly rated selections for gardens and landscapes. They seem to suffer and go into decline in shaded and overly wet conditions.

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. Sharp drainage and good air circulation will help to ensure their longevity.

Giant Turks Cap produces a seemingly endless display of 2-3" long, pendant, sleepy scarlet flowers from late summer through spring where kept free from frosts and provided with ample sunlight.

Where not hardy it is easily maintained as a container plant. 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.

Purple Sage, or Autumn Purple Sage is a vigorous easy to grow species from south of the border with a mounding to upright habit. Exceptionally dense spikes of 1-1/2" long purple tubular flowers are produced from late summer, throughout winter, and into...

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 die-back perennials in zones 8B and 9A.

Here in zone 8B the Mamou Bean is a die-back perennial freezing to the ground each winter and returning in spring. 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.

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

Bronze and reddish-orange tinged green foliage provides the backdrop for the display. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here.

An upright to arching shrubby perennial. 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 zone 8.

Fragrant mint-like foliage covers this mounding shrub-like tropical perennial. The real surprise is how much this perennial blooms! Spikes of lavender and pink salvia like blooms are born from spring to frost.

Texas Pink Skullcap is a low mounding shrub-like perennial with gray green foliage that is well suited to full sun to partial sun conditions in a well-drained soil. A light late winter pruning should be all that is necessary when it comes to maintenance.

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