Hummingbird & Butterfly Gardening

 Hummingbird/Butterfly

Gardening

  Enjoy the company of Hummingbirds and Butterflies in your own yard by planting a specialized Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden.  Planning your own garden is fun and easy.  A Hummingbird or Butterfly Garden can be as small as a single pot or as big as a backyard.  Come see us!  We would be delighted to get you started or even do it for you!  Here are some of our favorite ‘attracting’ plants Hummingbirds:

Hummingbirds:                                                                                                                                              

Trees/Shrubs: Azalea, Butterfly Bush, Fl. Quince, Mimosa, Red Buckeye, Turk's Cap, Weigelia, Pomegranite                     
Vines: Honeysuckle, Trumpet, Cypress, Morning Glory, Cross Vine, Jasmine
Perennials: Bee Balm, Canna, Cardial Flower, Columbine, Foxglove, Hosta, Agastache, Cuphea, Penstemon, Sage/Salvia, Abutilon, Yucca    
Annuals: Fuchsia, Impatiens, Jacobina, Shrimp, Petunia, Aloe

                   

Butterflies: 

Annual Nectar: Alyssum, Cosmos, Marigold, Nicotiana, Pansy/Viola, Petunia, Poppies, Snapdragons, Sunflower, Vinca
Perennial Nectar: Aster, Bee Balm, Buddleia, Coreopsis, Carnation, Daylily, Echinacea, Heliotrope, Lantana, Penta, Phlox, Red Clover, Scabiosa, Sedum, Shasta Daisy, Verbena
Herbs Nectar: Catmint, Garlic Chives, Mint, Thyme, Sage
Catepillar Host: Flowering Almond, Asclepias, Baptisia, Dill, Fennel, Hibiscus, Parsley, Passion Vine, Penstemon, Weeping Willow, Citrus