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If you're especially fond of hummingbirds and butterflies,
you can place particular plants in your garden that will urge these
creatures to pay a visit. Lots of plants make good candidates for attracting
these winged creatures. Ciscoe Morris, head gardener at the Seattle
University in Washington, introduces a few more that you might not have
thought of:
 | Hummingbirds and butterflies love delphiniums. There are two simple
tricks to growing these beautiful flowers: Make sure they never dry out
and give them lots of fertilizer. Just put a generous amount of fertilizer
around the plant, work it into the ground and water well. |
| Butterflies prefer Scabiosa 'Butterfly Pink' to 'Butterfly
Blue'. Studies have shown that butterflies are more attracted to pink. |
| Red-hot poker attracts hummingbirds, which seem to like both the
yellow and red varieties. This plant likes full sun, but don't let it get
too dry; it likes moist soil. Don't cut off old, spent flowers; once the
flowers go to seed, nuthatches relish the seeds. |
There are hundreds of other plants you can use to tempt
hummingbirds and butterflies. The more colorful and fragrant the flower and
plants, the better chance you have of attracting your flying, feathered
friends.
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Hummingbirds can't resist Crocosmia 'Lucifer'. A native of South
Africa, this perennial blooms in midsummer.
Delphiniums are beloved by both hummingbirds and butterflies.
Who would think a yellow plant could attract hummingbirds? This yellow
version of the red-hot poker is not only a favorite of hummingbirds, but
when the flowers are spent, nuthatches love to eat the seeds.
Bee balm (Monarda) is another good plant for hummingbirds.
Honeywort, geraniums and flowering maple attract butterflies and
hummingbirds to this container.
Butterflies love the evergreen penstemon.
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