Bird Watching: Wilson's Warbler & Least Flycatcher (signs of fall north TX), 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
The hummers like a lot of the butterfly plants, or vise-versa..
They have been nectaring from cardinal flower (lobelia), salvia (all kinds), cuphea (all kinds), passionflower, vitex, zinnia, hibiscus, cosmos, crocosmia, cypress vine, nicotiana, mexican flame, flame acanthus. and morning glory..they drink from all of these.

Most favs are the black & blue salvias, salvia greggiis, (several colors), and all 3 kinds of cuphea, (bat faced, tiny mice, and cigar) and crocosmia.

Sorry about such a long answer, but I can't stress enough how important these plants are to the hummingbird diet. So many folks think all they need to do is put up sugar water. That being good, sure.. however, having a lot of other floral fare for them is excellent. I found myself asking people buying hummingbird feeders what plants they are offering them, and way too often they take too long to answer, lol.
It's the difference between koolaid, and a nice full course meal. Which would you like to sustain you? No guilt trips, just the facts.
:-D