Show your butterfly and hummingbird gardens/plants
 

I lost a lot of tropicals this past winter due to 2 occasions of abnormally cold weather, so I'm behind in my ability to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Here's a cuphea for the hummers.

Donna, Texas Gulf Coast, Zone 9

Porter Weed, Pineapple Sage, Shrimp Plant
 

Both hummers and butterflies like the porter weed.

Donna

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Pentas, Blue Spires Salvia, the first Canna to bloom. Behind the Salvia is a bunch of Ruellia (Mexican Petunia) that will bloom later.

Donna, Texas Gulf Coast, Zone 9

I'm enjoying these photos. My Mexican Petunia is pretty, but invasive. Hard to keep up with it.

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Great orchids tucked in there, SpookyShoe ! Are they [I]Phaius[/I] hybrids?

Of the plants I see above I have the 1st cuphea and winter them over in the garage. They are only now starting to grow and I'm repotting the 5 large I have.
Also got the blue spires that grow so tall, a safety feature re: cats.


Below are a couple of perennial shrubs I planted for hummingbirds. This is a young Anna's feeding on them, the first of the year. The juveniles take a while to become shy.

Winter Daphne
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Wild Currant
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Mexican petunia
 

[QUOTE=ginger2778;695983]I'm enjoying these photos. My Mexican Petunia is pretty, but invasive. Hard to keep up with it.[/QUOTE]

VERY invasive.

Donna

Orchids
 

[QUOTE=PhilaGardener;695992]Great orchids tucked in there, SpookyShoe ! Are they [I]Phaius[/I] hybrids?[/QUOTE]


Nun's orchid. I have 4 large pots. I had to bring them in the garage twice last winter and even then I was afraid they wouldn't make it. But they did.

Donna, Texas zone 9

Roper2008, is that firecracker?

D.

GrowingCoastal wins the prize for best photography.

D.

I've seen hummingbirds defending their territory in my patches of hummingbird sage.

They also like native currants. (This one is at a botanic garden.)

[QUOTE=GrowingCoastal;696060]Below are a couple of perennial shrubs I planted for hummingbirds. This is a young Anna's feeding on them, the first of the year. The juveniles take a while to become shy.[/QUOTE]

Nice photos!

[QUOTE=SpookyShoe;696064]Roper2008, is that firecracker?

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Yes, not a good picture. I brought the whole plant into my sunroom for this
year. Looks like you have David Verity. My favorite hummer plant.

Love the pictures. I would love to be able to take photo's like that. It would for
sure be my wallpaper on my computer.

Plants and birds from my yard
 

The plants are Agastache, Salvia 'Black and Blue', Salvia 'Hot Lips', Crocosmia 'Lucifer', 'Jewel Weed', Cuphea 'David Verity', Salvia 'Shell Dancer'.

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Patti, those are great photos!

Donna

Passion Vine in full bloom again!! Fresh seeds!!
 

Anyone need fresh Passion Vine seeds? I have plenty and vine is full of flowers and fruit again!!

Beautiful vine, Gardenboy.

Donna

[QUOTE=Gardenboy;696279]Anyone need fresh Passion Vine seeds? I have plenty and vine is full of flowers and fruit again!![/QUOTE]

Yes Douglas, me me me! Please.:)

[QUOTE=SpookyShoe;696253]Patti, those are great photos!

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Thank you Donna. These photos were taken by a man named Tom who has become a friend of mine. It has a cute story behind them. One day I came out to the garden and here was a man kinda hiding in the bushes. I was a little perplexed. I looked a little further and he was holding this huge camera. I said "hello" to him "can I help you?" His excited reply was, "there are hummingbirds here". "I know" I said. "This is a hummingbird garden". "Oh, is this yours?" And so it goes... He is a neighbors brother with a new camera. He and his wife now come to visit during peak hummingbird activity times. He enjoys shooting the pictures and I get to have free photos of my garden. It's a win, win situation for us.

Gardenboy, that passion vine is just gorgeous. I wish that I lived further south so that I could grow them.

Gardenboy, what zones is that passion flower hardy in? (Yep, bad grammar)

Nan

Identify my salvia
 

I'm getting a Passion Vine! They grow here.

On another note, what's the name of this salvia I have???

Donna, Texas Gulf Coast

HOT LIPS
 

[QUOTE=SpookyShoe;696391]I'm getting a Passion Vine! They grow here.

On another note, what's the name of this salvia I have???

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Donna, that is 'Hot Lips'. Right now it looks like it is wearing it's lipstick. This plant does change colors depending on how much direct sunlight it gets. Sometimes it will be all white and others all red. Sometimes you will have a combination of all three mixes on the plant at the same time. Pay attention to the plant after some dark dreary days and you will see the flower colors change. I find that this one is a hummer favorite.

Hint: This one is VERY EASY from cuttings. :D

[QUOTE=MissS;696350]Thank you Donna. These photos were taken by a man named Tom who has become a friend of mine. It has a cute story behind them. One day I came out to the garden and here was a man kinda hiding in the bushes. I was a little perplexed. I looked a little further and he was holding this huge camera. I said "hello" to him "can I help you?" His excited reply was, "there are hummingbirds here". "I know" I said. "This is a hummingbird garden". "Oh, is this yours?" And so it goes... He is a neighbors brother with a new camera. He and his wife now come to visit during peak hummingbird activity times. He enjoys shooting the pictures and I get to have free photos of my garden. It's a win, win situation for us.
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What an interesting story! The pictures are beautiful, as are your flowers.

Anna's like my winter-blooming shrubs, and they are high enough
that they are not in danger from cats.

Arbutus unedo, Lonicera standishii, Rosemary, several Grevilleas

I'm inspired by your photos. Will I brave the rain to take photos next year?

Here are a few more photos by Tom. The first is salvia 'Black & Blue' with salvia 'Oxyphoria' in the background. Monarda 'Jacob Cline', followed by lobelia cardinalis and closing with lantana and cuphea 'David Verity' in the background.


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My very territorial hummingbird just LOVES her some Jacob Cline! (Other monardas will do, in a pinch.)

Nan

Hardiness zone for passion vines are 9b to 11. They can withstand up to 25 degrees. They will bounce back in the Spring if placed in full sun. :surprised:

You have some beautiful plants MissS. I can't seem to grow plants that nice.