Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Nectar Plants for Butterflies&Hummers Seed Exchg. Discussion, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Judy, my Vitex seeds are for the same plant as in the picture in your link.. It's the new one, I'm pretty sure. It seems to be very hardy too, not so sensitive at all, definatly worth a try up there. The one I had was in a 2 Gallon pot, I had not installed it when my mom saw it, and well... can you say no to your mommie?? I gleaned a load of seed from it bedore she got it, and it was already blooming again.

Yes the Butterflies like Hibiscus, most all varieties.. some even find it a host plant, but I am not sure if it is the one I have. I do know all nectar lovers come to it..
some resources say Rose of Sharon is on the top 10 for Hummers... The Rose Mallow has much larger blooms than RoS.. but has the same nectar properties.

Here is a little list of Nectars Hummers go for:

Bee Balm
Butterfly bush
Cardinal flower
Columbine
Coral bells
Daylily
Foxglove
Geranium
Gladiolus
Hibiscus
Hollyhock
Honeysuckle
Impatiens
Lupine
Morning glory
Petunia
Phlox
Salvia
Scabiosa
Trumpet vine
Verbena
Vitex
Yucca


Pic of Purple Horsemint/Bee Balm