Jewel Box Window Hummingbird Feeder
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Here in the Puget Sound we are lucky to have several varieties of hummingbirds that visit out feeders all winter long. Other parts of the country are not that fortunate. Their cold winter months are devoid of those wonderful hummingbirds. Spring is just around the corner and the over 350 verities of hummingbirds will be returning though out the United States and Canada.
Now is the time to begin to get ready for their return. The Jewel Box Window Hummingbird Feeder attaches to your window glass. Watch hummers closes up from inside your window as they land on the elevated viewing perch above the feeders 3 feeding stations. The Jewel Box Window Hummingbird Feeder is made in the U.S.A and has a Lifetime Guarantee. A great value, at our great prices, that will bring you years of pleasure.
Another Flower to Attract Hummingbirds
Red Hot Poker
Another Flower to Attract Hummingbirds and the admiration of your friends and neighbors! The common name is Red Hot Poker. I suggest Flamenco or Kniphofia uvaria. It blooms over a longer time period and has more blooms in total. Hummers love their three foot flower spikes. The flower spikes are a red-orange with a mellow yellow at the base. The strap-shaped foliage adds a nice contrast to other plants. The plant can be two feet high and three feet wide. Plant it in full sun with good drainage. This plant is both heat and drought tolerant once established, a truly care free plant! Hardy in Zones 5 to 9.
Gardening, Hummingbirds | Comment (0)A stunning container plant that attracts hummingbirds
Fountain Plant
The Fountain Plant or Russelia equsetiformis is the one! It is also commonly called the Firecracker plant also. Its brilliant red flowers appear on 12-inch long sprays throughout the warm season. The blooms are 3/4 “to 1” in length and are narrowly tubular, making them ideally suited for the long, slender bills of hummingbirds.
Other common names for this plant are coral fountain, firecracker plant, rain of fire, and coral blow. With its cascading fronds and red blooms planted in a tall slender red pot, it will be a great focus plant! I love containers as you can vary the forms and colors you select and they can be moved to show them off when in full bloom, then retired to less prominent
Flowers of Fountain Plant
locations when not at their peak of glory.
The Fountain Plant can reach 3 to 6 feet high and 4 feet wide. If that is a bit large for you, just limit the width of the container but keep good height to the container as the branches take root easily and may have a tendency to be invasive. Or, to simplify, just plant it in a hanging pot!
Gardening, Hummingbirds | Comment (0)Tips on Attracting Hummingbirds Too Your Backyard
In the United States, you can find over 16 kinds of Hummingbirds. For people east of the Rockies, the most prevalent by far is the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. In fact the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is the most widely distributed of the worlds’ 338 species of Hummingbirds, all of which occur ONLY in the Western Hemisphere.
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is often found between woodland and meadow. However, it has adapted well to human development, but only if there is shelter, space and food. Thus, it is frequently seen in suburban backyards with mature trees and shrubs, in wooded parks, and around farmsteads.
The Keys to Attracting Hummingbirds are to provide Food, Help for Nesting, and Misters (Water) for them to fly through. Offer lots of feeders protected from ants and keep your feeders clean. Hummingbirds will not feed at a dirty feeder.
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