Hummers

How to get hummers.  I'm not talking about the car, nor am I being vulgar... 

I'm talking about the hummingbird 

Hummingbirds are found throughout North America.  They are a winged gem for every gardener.  As a matter of fact, early spanish explorers called them flying jewels.

Are you trying to attract these little beauties to your garden this summer?  

Read on, I'll tell you what to plant to help attract this little bird.

But first, I'll tell you some interesting tidbits about them.

• Hummingbirds are the tiniest birds in the world

• Hummingbirds can flash their bright colors, as well as hide them when needed.

• Hummingbirds are very smart and they can remember every flower they have been to, and how long it will take a flower to refill.

• Hummingbirds can hear better than humans

• Hummingbirds can see ultraviolet light.

• Hummingbirds have no sense of smell.

•  A hummingbird's heart beats up to 1,260 times per minute.

• A hummingbird baby is about the size of a penny.

• Females will lay a clutch of two eggs.

• Most hummingbirds die in the first year of life.

The last fact is the biggest reason to provide them with plenty food and consider yourself fortunate if you have been successful in attracting them to your property. 

	Plants to Attract and Feed Hummingbirds Trees and Shrubs Azalea  Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) Cape Honeysuckle Flame Acanthus Flowering Quince Lantana Manzanita Mimosa Red Buckeye Tree Tobacco Turk's Cap Weigela Vines Coral Honeysuckle Cypress Vine Morning Glory Scarlet Runner Bean Trumpet Creeper Photo © Ann D. Martin Flowers Some may be annuals or perennials depending on climate. Perennials Bee Balm (Monarda) Canna Cardinal Flower Columbine Coral Bells Four O'Clocks Foxglove Hosta Hummingbird Mint (Agastache) Little Cigar Lupine Penstemon Yucca Annuals Beard Tongue (and other penstemons) Firespike Fuchsia Impatiens Jacobiana Jewelweed Petunia Various Salvia species Shrimp Plant
	The above highlighted plants are plants that we have planted around our property.  We had success last summer in attracting hummingbirds to our backyard.  We are hoping to have even more luck this summer.