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:
- 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:
4 varieties, 2 of each (total of 8 plants) Details for each are below. They are all pictured to the left on your screen in the order listed:
2-Cardinal Flower
2-Columbine
2-Lavender 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
Deer: Resistant
Attracts: butterflies, bees, hummingbirds
Pollinator Benefit: Larval Host for Columbine Duskywing Butterfly
Lavender 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
Deer: Resistant
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
Deer: moderately resistant
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Pollinator Benefit: nectar source