Have grown these in San Diego for two years now, and am putting more in this fall. They grow here to 1-2 feet tall, and are much loved by...Read More hummingbirds.
We are in zone 7, tidewater Northern Neck Virginia. I am assuming that this plant will NOT be hardy for us here unless brought inside for...Read More the winter. Cuphea does provide nectar for hummingbirds. Each summer by mid July we host over one hundred and fifty Ruby-throated hummingbirds. We have two clutches per season. This flower was placed in planter boxes lining our backyard deck. For the very first time, we were extremely fortunate. On Nov. 1 a new hummingbird showed up at our nectar feeder. It is either a Rufous or Allen's hummingbird--tomorrow the hummingbird banding team comes to hopefully trap, id, band and release this gift from the sky. I have been observing this new hummingbird each day regularly. So far, no nectaring on the cuphea which is on the opposite side of the house from the nectar feeder.
Rancho Santa Rita, TX (Zone 8a) | May 2009 | positive
This plant is one of God's gifts to Hummingbirds, as evidenced by the tubular blossoms and the bright scalet and purple of those blooms.<...Read Morebr />
They go nuts for this plant, which is very popular in sub-tropical pe tropical climates like the Rio Gande Valley of Texas, which is a main bird flyway betwee North America and South America.
Have grown these in San Diego for two years now, and am putting more in this fall. They grow here to 1-2 feet tall, and are much loved by...Read More
We are in zone 7, tidewater Northern Neck Virginia. I am assuming that this plant will NOT be hardy for us here unless brought inside for...Read More
This plant is one of God's gifts to Hummingbirds, as evidenced by the tubular blossoms and the bright scalet and purple of those blooms.<...Read More