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Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Best Hummingbird Nectar Plants for Southern Gardens, 1 by Ladysaltfire

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Ladysaltfire wrote:
The best plant that I had this year for hummers and for every flying insect around. The tiny tubular flowers attracted butterflies, even as I was trying to take my plant out of the car.

Note: I included several links, with basically the same info on each, just worded different, some with more pictures. I also included two links to companies that sell seed of the magnificant perinnial.

Carol

Blue Vervain (Swamp Verbena)
Verbena hastata

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2302/

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueopp/Verbena_hastata_page.h...

http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?cod...

http://www.prairiemoon.com/store/template/product_detail.php...

http://www.dianeseeds.com/verbena-hastata.html