Hummingbird Plants Plants For Sale In Worcester

In areas where temperatures fall below freezing set out young plants in spring and early summer. Mulch in winter to protect the corm from freeze damage. This truly hardy Gloxinia is a hummingbird magnet that attracts a variety of bees and butterflies...

In summer it produces dense spikes of tubular white flowers atop sturdy stems that attract a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds.This is a hardy, perennial that is native to the eastern half of North America and prefers moist to wet soils but...

Easy to grow and wonderfully rewarding! In well mulched beds it seems to stay where you put it freezing back at the first hard frost and returning each spring. Ragin' Cajun Red Ruellia was discovered and introduced by Dupont Nursery in the heat and humidity...

Initially collected near Monterrey, Mexico by David Creech, Ray Jordan, and Lynn Lowery, Texas Pink Skullcap has taken Texas by storm since that time and can be found in gardens throughout the state.

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.

To ensure survival protect from freezing temperatures and it can easily be overwintered indoors in a well-lit, preferably sunny, warm window. Provide a moderately fertile, well-drained soil and a full to mostly sunny location for the best results.

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

Our Amsonia tabernaemontana are seed grown from a Louisiana collection. Clusters of blue to light blue, star-shaped flowers are borne in spring on sturdy stems atop the wide foliage.

Provide good air circulation and a moderately rich soil with average moisture in full sun for the best results with Garden or Summer Phlox. Phlox is adored by butterflies and hummingbirds alike! John Fanick Phlox, named for the Texas nurseryman, is only...

The Blue Pea Vine or Clitoria prefers a rich moist soil. The young tender fruit are edible but are considered unpalatable by some. Blue dye can be extracted from the blossoms!! Provide with midday and or afternoon shade for the best foliage color, but...

We normally grow Cross Vines in average garden soils with good drainage, average moisture and full sun for best flowering and vigor. According to Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Louisiana by Dr. Charles M.

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. Provide Agastache with a full or near full sun location and allow the soil to become...

Indoors provide it with high mostly indirect light or cool direct sunlight and high humidity. Sure to make a statement any where it is utilized this easy to grow tropical will prefer light shade or morning sun outdoors.

Or find Greg and Dr. William C. Attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators. A vigorous and disease free southern native. 'Helen Fredel' is another excellent introduction from noted Texas horticulturist and author Greg Grant.

2-3" long, deep purple, slightly flaring tubular flowers are produced in large hanging clusters designed for hummingbird pollination. Provide good drainage and fertile, average moist soil in partial to filtered sun for the best results.

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. 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.

Deep cerise red, widely flaring flowers are produced throughout the warmer months of the year on this taller growing selection of Red Ruellia. Use this exceptionally free flowering tropical to tender perennial in the garden, landscape, or in containers...

Light blue starry flowers are produced in pyramidal clusters atop the new stems in early to mid spring and are visited by butterflies and hummingbirds. Also known as Sandhill Bluestar it is more tolerant of drier sites than other Bluestars once established.

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

Dr. Welch is a Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M. Add Cherry Queen Salvia to the garden or enjoy it as a low maintenance container plant in any sunny location. Spikes of deep red, 1" long tubular flowers are produced throughout the growing season...

Provide good air circulation and a moderately rich soil with average moisture in full sun for the best results with Garden or Summer Phlox. Garden Phlox is also known as Summer Border Phlox or Fall Phlox, it is a hardy clump forming, upright growing herbaceous...

The only real problems it seems to have is being planted too deeply or it may rot if exposed to poor drainage. In zones 5 and 6 it is suggested that you tie up the foliage atop the crown to give added winter protection.

Needs a well drained soil. Cut to the ground in spring for denser growth. A tough Texas native and is drought tolerant once established. A new color twist on and old favorite. As the name implies, Hummingbirds enjoy the nectar of this shrub.

Some sources suggest that no fertilizer is required or desired once established. Established plants require little additional maintenance once established but may benefit from a light summer shearing.

The large maple-like foliage is broadly edged in bright creamy white and provide a nice backdrop to the orange veined Chinese lantern-like, 2" long flowers. Souvenir de Bonn Abutilon is considered to be root hardy into zone 8.

Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. 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.

A fast growing, drought resistant, moderately salt tolerant tropical south Florida native that grows into a medium to large shrub in the warmer portions of its range. The showy flowers attract hummingbirds, larger butterflies, and tiny halactid bees.