Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Scottsdale

An excellent choice for hanging baskets, spilling from containers, or in the garden where hardy. A hummingbird magnet! Red 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...

Vivid Obedient Plant has a compact habit that tops out at about two feet and it will readily spread by rhizomes creating a mass of sturdy stems and flowers. An easy perennial suitable for naturalizing and as an informal ground cover.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers.

These tough natives are tolerant of a variety of soil types, drought and salt tolerant, and are deer and pest resistant. Young plants seem prone to leaf drop well before the end of summer and this is not necessarily a sign of stress or disease.

A RHS Award of Garden Merit winner! Image courtesy of Spring Valley Greenhouse. 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 off the lighter...

Tolerant of full sun but often have the best appearance where they get midday and or afternoon shade. All three have similar growth habits and are will slowly spread by runners but never seem to be invasive or overly aggressive.

Ashcott Red Iochroma, or Tubeflower, makes an easy to enjoy container specimen or use it as a small shrub in tropical climates. *In hot summer climates provide midday and or afternoon shade.

Mowing and careful pruning can often help to control suckers. An excellent choice for hummingbirds. Use as an espalier, allow it to climb a sturdy fence, or cover an arbor. Clusters of 3" long yellow, orange, orange-red, or red trumpets adorn this vigorous...

To read more about Pam Puryear's Pink Honeysuckle and many of Greg Grant's other introductions visit the SFA Gardens website or click here . "It has also been sent around as 'Welch' and as 'Navasota'."-Greg Grant.

Santa Barbara Dwarf Purple Mexican Sage is a durable drought tolerant perennial that puts on amazing show of velvety purple flower spikes beginning in late summer (just in time for the Hummingbirds) and lasting until frost Mexican Sage bush is a drought...

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.

Few other vines have the flower power that these vines do once they are established. For a hardy perennial vine, check out its cousin the Firecracker Vine , Manettia cordifolia . This is an easy to grow vine that is small enough for hanging baskets, small...

Mulch in winter to protect the corm from freeze damage. Arching loose spikes of dangling orange-red, 1" long tubular flowers are born over an extended period in summer on this durable perennial.

Their showing begins in early summer lasting for several weeks and possibly longer if they are deadheaded. The flowers attract butterflies and larger bees. Provide a full to mostly sunny site with a well-drained soil for the best results.

Dr. Neil Odenwald states that "This is an old perennial that has been grown for many years in gardens across the land." "not that particular about where it will grow.” " This is a good choice for the cottage garden.” Images courtesy of North Creek...

Coronado Red Hummingbird Mint flowers from late spring to fall and attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and larger bees. Sharp drainage and good air circulation will help to ensure their longevity.

An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring new flower production. 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...

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. An excellent and easy hybrid Cuphea that flowers nearly non-stop from spring through fall.

Dr. Neil Odenwald states that "This is an old perennial that has been grown for many years in gardens across the land." "not that particular about where it will grow.” " This is a good choice for the cottage garden.” Images courtesy of North Creek...

This easy heat and sun loving tropical can be grown as a medium to large arching shrub or hedge, vine or espalier, and can be trained into tree standards. For more information see " Cape Honeysuckle " from Texas A&M's Aggie Horticulture's Ornamentals...

Good drainage and a loose breathable mulch are key, especially where winters are cold and wet. " link below) as it has excellent resistance to soil and wind born salts, though it could use some protection from harsh, drying winds.

The new pups are well-spaced out and so they don't crowd out other plants like the notorious Cashmere Bouquet can. The last two images in this series were taken at the Harris' garden in DeRidder, Louisiana.

Good drainage is essential and full sun is preferred. Microphylla and S. Sierra San Antonio Sage creates a pastel peachy colored effect from a distance. Salvia x jamensis is a hybrid of S.

The Eastern Bluestar makes a wonderful garden addition with a mannerly clump forming habit and excellent pest and disease resistance. With more moisture they can tolerate more sun but will likely prefer a more shaded location under dryer conditions.

For more information on growing Salvia greggii and its hybrids see Dr. William C. Welch's article " Autumn Sage: Salvia greggii " from the Texas Cooperative Extension. A 'must have' for the Hummingbird lover! Radio Red Autumn Sage is a selection that...

We previously offered this as Ventenat's Hot Pink Skullcap but that designation was incorrect as this is apparently Scutellaria longifolia . Purple Fountains Skullcap is considered by some to be hardy to zone 8A if provided with a deep winter mulch, we...

Like other species of Physostegia, Narrowleaf False Dragonhead are adored by hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Narrowleaf False Dragonhead is native to the central US including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, eastern and central...