Bring in the hummingbirds
Looking to bringhummingbirdsinto your garden ? Who would n’t be ? They ’re beautiful to watch , theypollinateyour flowers as they collect ambrosia plus they often eat small insect . Serve up their preferent plants and you ’ll soon see them zipping and zooming around .
See how todesign your garden to attract more pollinators
This full - sunlight planting garden plan has five ambrosia - rich works the vanish little ornaments go crazy over ! Click in the lead to learn more about each one .
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Bali rose of Sharon ( Hibiscus syriacus )
TypeShrubBloomsLarge exclusive blank bloom with black ruby-red oculus in summerLightFull sunSize5 to 8 ft . marvellous , 4 to 7 foot . wideCold - hardyUSDA zones 5 to 8Heat - tolerantAHS zones 8 to 1
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Batface plant ( Cuphea llavea )
TypeTender perennialBloomsRed with dark royal substance from late spring to frostLightFull Dominicus to part shadeSize18 to 24 in . marvelous , 24 to 36 in . wideCold - hardyUSDA zones 9 to 11Heat - tolerantAHS zone 12 to 1
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Penstemon ( Penstemon barbatus )
TypePerennialBloomsRed or pinkish tubular summer flowers on long stemsLightFull sunSize1 to 4 ft . tall , 1 to 3 ft . wideCold - hardyUSDA zones 4 to 9Heat - tolerantAHS zones 9 to 1
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butterfly stroke weed ( Asclepias tuberosa )
TypePerennialBloomsBright orange flowers from mid- to late summerLightFull sun to part shadeSize1 to 3 ft . tall , 1 to 2 ft . wideCold - hardyUSDA zones 3 to 9Heat - tolerantAHS zona 9 to 1
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Shock Wave ™ Denim petunia ( Petuniahybrid )
TypeAnnualBloomsMasses of 2 - in . light blue to dark purple flower all summerLightFull sunshine to part shadeSize7 to 10 in . improbable , 30 to 36 in . wideHeat - tolerantAHS zones 12 to 1
