I am looking for plants that are attractive to bees, butterflies and birds esp. hummingbirds. I feed hummingbirds and would like to get some plants that attract them and a natural food source that grow well in zone 6a. Also wanting to attract bees and butterflies.
Looking for:
Honeysuckle--Lonicera: would like to cover a fence with a variety of color
Hummingbird Mint--Agastache
Bee Balm--Monarda
Pincushion Flower --Scabiosa
or any other ideas
I have many iris, some NOID daylilies, and a few other various plants to trade. I am also willing to pay shipping if I don't have anything you want.
This message was edited Apr 10, 2013 4:10 AM
WANT plants to attract, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Redrock I have Monarda, Jacob Cline, I also have the Honeysuckle that you are looking for. I only have one pincushion flower that survived the eradication process. LOL! It was taking over a spot that I did not want to happen by reseeding. It is more of the cream colored variety. I only have one Agastache that survived from the batch that I got from High Country Gardens a few years ago. You could get a variety of cypress red vine seeds and the red variety of Morning Glory, they grow very fast from seed. Do you have a complete list of anything else for trade? I have a lot of Irises and daylilies already.
In my yard the hummers go for Solomon's Seal in the spring, a perrennial with small arching bell flowers, it does well in semi shade. They also like 4 o'clocks which really surprised me, as they would come back several times a day to the same plants. For years I removed the flowers from my Hostas (I thought that they would grow larger plants if they weren't producing flowers) until I realized that the hummers really liked them. The butterflies love natives better than hybrids so you might want to try some wild flower (weed) types.
HazelCrestMikeB,
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mittsy,
Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into the Solomon's Seal and 4 O'clocks also. I have hosta also but have not noticed the hummers on them but they are away from the feeders and other flowering plants.