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. Consider pairing this kit with the Bird Friendly Native Garden Kit to attract even more birds!
Design Tips:
- Size of garden plot is generally 1 to 1.5 sq ft per plant, so approximately 10 sq feet. (Example: 10 plants = 2' x 5', or 3' x 4' plot)
- Prepare your garden site (follow the link for details)
- A spot with full sun or partial shade and moderate soil moisture are ideal conditions for this grouping
- Group plants of the same species together
- Consider the height of each plant. Position taller plants at the back and shorter plants at the front.
Kit Contents:
6 varieties, 2 of each (total of 12 plants) Details for each are below. They are all pictured to the left on your screen in the order listed:
2- Beardtongue Foxglove
2- Beebalm
2- Blue Lobelia
2- Cardinal Flower
2- False (Early) Sunflower
2- Rose Mallow
Beardtongue Foxglove (Pentstemon digitalis)
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry
Height: 2' to 3'
Bloom Time: June, July
Bloom Color: White to pink
Resistant To: Deer, Drought, Black Walnut
Pollinator benefits: Excellent nectar source for butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds
Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa)
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Dry to Medium-Wet
Soil Type: Thrives in a wide range of soils: acid to lime, rich to poor, sand to clay
Height: 4'
Bloom Time: July through September
Bloom Color: Lavender, pink
Resistance: Deer, Drought, Black Walnut
Attracts: Butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, birds
Pollinator benefit: Excellent nectar source
Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial (in moist conditions), Shade (in drier conditions)
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Height: 3'
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Color: Blue
Resistant: Deer
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Native Bees
Pollinator Benefits: Xerces Society notes Special Value to Native Bees, Bumblebees
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 - supports hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Early (False) Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
Sun Exposure - Full, Partial
Soil Moisture - Medium-wet, Medium, Medium-dry, Dry
Height - 5'
Bloom Time - June-September
Bloom Color - Yellow
Tolerance - Drought, poor soils
Attracts - Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pollinator Benefits - Xerces Society rates as good for beneficial insects
Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Perennial
Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet
Height: 3'-8'
Bloom Time: July, August, September
Bloom Color: White, pink
Deer: moderately resistant
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Pollinator Benefit: nectar source