Wed, Nov 25 2009
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Gardening: Attract hummingbirds to your garden By Molly Day• Penstemmons.
• Salvia (Guaranitica 'Black and Blue', greggii Autumn Sage, coccinea “Coral Nymph” and “Lady in red,” elegans — Pineapple Sage, and subrotunda). • If your garden stays moist or wet, grow Lobelia cardinalis and Lobelia speciosa (it’s more hardy), Mimulus cardinalis and Jewelweed. • Vines loved by hummingbirds: Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper), Cypress Vine, Cardinal Climber and Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle) • Shrubs and trees that attract hummingbirds: Red Buckeye, flowering Quince and Flowering currant. • Annuals you can start indoors early: Salvia coccinea Lady in Red' or a similar red colored cultivar, Snapdragons, Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana), Cleome. Zinnias and marigold are useful, because they attract the small insects that hummingbirds eat. Kirkbride said that she provides water for her backyard birds. “I have a half barrel filled with water and water plants,” Kirkbride said. “Birds need the plants to land on. Hummingbirds prefer moving water such as the spray from a fountain.” They also will hang out where there is a Leaf-Mister mounted 10 feet above ground, according to the Hummingbird Society’s Web page (hummingbirdsociety.org). Birdbaths.com has Leaf Misters for $29 with free shipping. For more information about how to get started on your spring butterfly and hummingbird garden, contact Susan Kirkbride, SweetNectarNursery.com, susan@sweetnectarnursery.com, and (360) 624-4901. 
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