The Hummingbird Garden Kit provides a sampling of flowers that are known to attract hummingbirds and offer them nectar throughout the growing season, from May-Sept. These flowers will also be enjoyed by butterflies and native bees. Each of them are sun loving, but are fine in partial shade. They will do well in areas with average moisture in the soil.
Each kit contains the following 8 plants:
2-Cardinal Flower
2-Columbine
2-Lavender (Hairy) Beardtongue)
2-Rose Mallow
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Perennial
Sun Exposure – Full, Partial
Soil Moisture – Wet, Medium-wet
Soil - Moist to wet, humus-rich soil. Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Limestone-based, Sandy, Sandy Loam, Clay
Height – 4'
Bloom Time – July, August, September
Bloom Color – Red
Resistant – Deer, rabbit
Pollinator benefit - hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Perennial
Sun Exposure - Full, Partial, Shade
Soil Moisture - Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Height – 2ft
Bloom Time - April through June
Bloom Color – Red
Attracts: butterflies, bees, hummingbirds
Pollinator Benefit: Larval Host for Columbine Duskywing Butterfly
Lavender (Hairy) Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil: well drained
Height: 1' to 3'
Bloom Time: June, July
Bloom Color: pink, purple
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies
Larval Host: Chalcedon Checkerspot, the Baltimore Checkerspot, and Edith's Checkerspot butterflies
Pollinator benefits: Excellent nectar source for butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds; Xerces Society rates this as having Special Value for Native Bees and Bumble Bees
Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Perennial Shrub
Sun Exposure - Sun, Part Shade
Soil Moisture - Moist, Wet
Height – 3'-8'
Bloom Time - July, August, September
Bloom Color - White, pink
Attracts - Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Pollinator Benefit: nectar source