Best Plants To Attract Hummingbirds And Butterflies To Your Garden !
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Let’s look at some of the most effective hummingbird and butterfly attracting plants, that you can use to draw these pollinators into your garden. In this video I will discuss and describe many of the best nectar-rich flowers and native North American plants that are terrific for attracting Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in the eastern half of the continent. We will also explore other tips and strategies to ensure that your yard will be eco-friendly and a haven for backyard wildlife.
Some notable plants covered in this video are : Coral Honeysuckle, Red Buckeye, Kniphofia, Canna, Bee Balm, Tithonia, Zinnia, Mina Lobata Vine, Cardinal Creeper, Scarlet Runner Beam, Purple Hyacinth Bean, Spider Flower, Butterfly Weed, Lantana, Verbena, Salvia, Nasturtium, Cardinal Flower and Fuchsia.
Thankyou to Monica Mc Laughlin, Henry Castro, Dewald Van Rensburg and Delyth Williams for your research help and photography contributions.
Enjoy the video, and happy gardening !
Your "Asclepias tuberosa" was actually the Mexican Asclepias curassavica.
Yes. The blooms on the Asclepias tuberosa are fuller than the Asclepias curassavica.
Yeah. A. tuberosa is butterfly weed. Quite a beautiful plant.
If that's true then why does currasavica like water and tuberosa does not?
@jasongross4241 He did not mention water in connection to the Asclepias (but rather as a requirement of the animal wildlife), nor even describe his cultural practices for the species (though the pictures do reveal it likes sun). My ID was based on the appearance of the plants (foliage, flowers with a crown that is a different color than the petals; also, it seemed popular with caterpillars [female monarchs usually oviposit on A. tuberosa only when other species aren't available--the foliage is tough [so hard for the babies to chew] and not very toxic [thus providing little protectionfrom predators]), not habitat (many plants can be kept growing in a garden where they would die / be outcompeted in the wild, after all). Neither species tolerates the often flooded conditions preferred by Asclepias perennis and A. incarnata, nor the true desert conditions tolerated by the "rush milkweed" (A. subulata?), which seems to have convergently developed the same form as Euphorbia antisyphilitica (nearly leafless succulent sticks clumping from the base), the "candelilla." While a (somewhat) clay tolerant form of A. tuberosa has been discovered, in general, the species requires sharply draining soil because it is native to dry meadows and prairies (not just the shortgrass prairie of the Great Plains, but also hills and sandy areas where rainfall is a little more frequent). I have never seen the native habitat of the neotropical Asclepias currassavica, but based on its cultivation preferences in the USA, I suspect it may have been from open pine/oak savanna and perhaps is a ruderal species that invades forest clearings elsewhere. Mexico has as many different habitat types as does the USA, from extreme deserts (both saline and not) to lowland tropical rainforests, and up the mountains through various more temperate forest cover, cloud forests, and even alpine tundra near the summits. I have no idea what you are even disputing.
Awesome! Your are doing a real public service here, educating everyone on attracting hummers and other pollinators to their garden.Fantastic quality as well. TY
I had some hummingbirds in my back yard this summer and now I wanted to build a garden with some flowers that are good for them. I'm a beginner when it comes to starting a Hummingbird Garden...This video is so helpful. Thank you very much .
My favourite humming bird flower is the Blue Clock Vine (Thunbergia battiscombei)
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@@stephenbahrmarbles ok, originally from Mercer county!! Great content bud!!
I\Your garden is MAGNIFICENT! Im working on my backyard garden now. I want to raise honeybees. I have that black and Blue Salvia. Its an amazing beautiful flower. When I brought it it did not have flowers. It was small. They grow fast. When I saw the flowers grow on it. I thought it was magnificient. Also Gladiolus attract hummingbirds. I planted some last summer and was shocked to see a humming bird while i was looking out over my deck. So i made sure to plant more this year
@@stephenbahrmarbles Thank you!!! You have done an AMAZING job, with your yard. My front yard is pretty good. Im working on the back with pollinator flowers. I have about 40 or more Hummingbird feeders, and making sure to plant more pollinators flowers.
I live in NJ and this is the garden I dream of. Thank you so much. Your video was not only informative, but the filming was gorgeous and I can hear in your voice how much this garden is your passion.
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Somehow this came straight into my feed. Weird. Never looked at hummingbirds. bees and butterflies yes. Like said weird…
Thank you for some great info
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Thank you Captain Donut ! The RUclips algorithm is now so advanced that it can read your mind ! Scary !!
Salvias should be a major part of every hummingbird garden. Among salvias, guaranitica is at the top of the list. Large salvia guaranitica plants, loaded with blooms, are the workhorse during south migration in September here in the upper midwest (Iowa). 'Black and blue' is one of the few original guaranitica options, and I still usually grow one in a pot, but there are so many more options now. Every year the big plant companies (Proven Winners, Ball Flora, etc) and smaller breeders are releasing new colors onto the market.
@@stephenbahrmarbles Here in zone 5a eastern Iowa I always cover three salvias guaranitica ('blue ensign' and 'argentina skies') with a deep mound of oak leaves and a tarp. They have reliably returned in spring for many years. I dig up a couple others to overwinter in the basement and take cuttings of the rest. My front window is full of new salvia plants.
Awesome video. I started 3 years ago growing for pollinators. Blue black salvia was first, and now added fuchsia and black night butterfly bushes.
Another awesome video! Love your garden. I'm also a hummingbird fan out here in Rancho Mirage Ca. My desert garden has plenty of hummers, which consists of lantana, jasmine, honeysuckle, petunias, the very popular desert willow, yellow trumpets, smoke trees, and my hummers also like exploring the flowers of my barrel cactus. I have 3 fountains always ready due to the extreme heat too. We are still 107 degrees plus 😅. Thanks again Stephan! Looking forward to more of your informative Garden and Marble videos.🌺🌻
Hi Stephan! Thank you for the nice message. Your correct, I've observed 5 species of hummers here in the desert. Included are the Anna's hummer, Allan's hummer, Roufis hummer, Black chinned hummer, and my favorite the amazing Costas hummer which has a beautiful purple head and neck. Thanks again for all your cool videos and I'm studying the amazing butterfly's out here too. Can't wait for another video. Take care, Michael🙂🦋🌵
I live in Michigan's western UP zone 4. This video was very helpful. Thanks!
So lovely thx❤️🛎🇨🇦
Thank you Emma! 🌱
Hey Stephen! I'm new here and love your content! Thanks for sharing and have a beautiful day.
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Fascinating
Thank you so much from CT! That was awesome!!
Thank you for helping me add to my pollinator garden. You have given me some great ideas! Slingerlands NY Zone 5b
Scarlet runner bean is one favorite because it attracts hummingbirds and the beans are edible. I’m introducing this to the sunny south side of our garden this year. Great video!
Thanks Dan , I think the trick is to harvest the bean pods when they are still young ?I’ve tried eating them but I might be waiting too long.
@@stephenbahrmarbles yes. Or let them dry on the stalk and shell them.
Excellent video!! Thank you!😍
What an excellent video, in helping me select what I need to purchase at my local nursery to making the hummingbirds have a variety of flowers to complement my hummingbird feeders! It's mid May and I've noticed 3 hummingbirds touring around my yard here in northern Ontario Canada. The earliest I've seen them here. Feeders are out now just need to get the plants! Thank you 😊
@@stephenbahrmarbles looking forward to it!
My wife and I garden here in central Ohio...I spend a lot of time out side and I enjoy it . The natural world is a beautiful thing 👍😎 thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Just beautiful
This was both thorough and fascinating. Thank you.
Love all your beautiful plants and flowers
AWSOME video of the usual perfection ...
Thanks for a beautiful and excellent video. Hummingbirds delight! 🌺
INFORMATIVE AND BEAUTIFUL...THANK YOU
I could watch this video over and over. A lot of knowledge to soak in. Thank you ❤
Beautiful.... beautifully done thank u
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm planning a pollinator garden area in my yard and this information is exactly what I needed.
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Thank you sir!
Thank you so much. So beautiful. I hope my garden can look like that one day.
Lovely video. This year the Cardinal flowers are in my list . 🤗❤
Super info and advice!
Absolutely lovely video - zone 6 planting - very useful. Thanks a million - hope to get these beauties in my garden !
I am loving the fact that I have purchased Spanish flag vine for the first time. I live in the Eastern most eastern county in New York state.
I dug up bee balm in 90 degree heat the first time. My bed has now become a massive garden bed. We actually had 3 pair of hummingbirds and their little ones this summer.
I DO appreciate the sound of song birds in the background thank you.
I have successfully divided the bee balm last year. Going to move more this year as well. Am going to try a few other kinds from seed. May be a success or a failure but I would like some more in the back yard.
Gorgeous flowers! Thank you for sharing your fabulous hummingbird garden. Very educational! Your hummingbirds look very happy 😀
Wow your garden is fabulous. Hope you will share more videos. Thank you !
Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed video - it's really a public service! We just moved into an older home that has a "blank" yard, and you've really inspired me to create a hummer/pollinator section that will last over the years. Will start with annuals as I search for perennials suitable for zone 4.
Thank you so, much for sharing . I enjoyed watching your video.
I live in Kentucky. I have several of the plants you mentioned. My favorite plant in my garden , for hummingbirds. Is Pineapple Sage . They love it .
Thanks Francis ! Everytime I plant Pineapple Sage it blooms too late for the hummingbirds, except for a few late migraints which is fine. The blooms are spectacular on those!
I love your video. I have quiet a few of these flowers. But their are so many that I need to get. Thank you for your information.
Great video. Nature thanks you.
Hummingbirds in our Alberta garden today are Ruby Throated and Caliope. Mostly migrants starting to head south to warmer climates. This week the little guys are feeding ‘mostly’ on honeysuckle, scarlet runner beans, sea holly and monarda. I cut back some of the honeysuckle and runner bean vines so they have a second flowering flush for the September hummers. We grow a wide range of native plants and they enjoy many but gravitate towards the pentstemons. Often overlooked are conifers. Hummers will retreat into the trees and feast on the sap. They are quite feisty and will chase away nuthatches, etc.
Wow I had no idea about hummers and conifers - thank-you for sharing!!
Thank you!
This was awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing!
Amazing video… thank you
I am in zone 5b here in Ontario- I am going to try and adjust a couple of these and plant according to my area. Thank you so much for this video! Very informative. Your gardens look amazing!
Beautiful garden! Video is very well made!
Thank you !!
Nice information! I particularly appreciate the warning on trumpet vine because you're right--that thing spreads like NUTS.
This is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!
Thank you for watching Cathy !
Great information! Thank you.
Thanks you so much and more video like this please
Beautiful
Thankyou Theresa !
Thank you, loved your colourfull, informative video, Im always interested in flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies!
Its great to know people as yourself exists thank you
Thanks M. G. ! 🌱
Loved it! Hummingbirds busy at my feeder today in SE Washington. Love the honeysuckle, Beebalm, and many others. Always plant to attract them including a couple of fushias in pots off my deck!
Thanks Bernie ! That’s a nice list . I think you’re one of the lucky ones that get a few different species of hummingbirds! Very cool! 🔴
I live in zone 6a. I love pollinators, thank you for this video.
Thanks for watching Charles, 6a is right down my alley. I hope you have a great gardening season!
Beautiful!! AND a big thank you.. unfortunately our season is short I'm in Minnesota. But, I try to plant for hummingbirds, Oriole's and butterflies. We just moved here and I'm getting started. Thanks for the ideas..
Beautiful flowers 💐🌸💮🌹🥀🌺🌼🌷⚘. Thank you🐜🐝🐞🦗🕸🤗
Thank you👍👍👍
Hello. I live in Northern NJ and you have inspired me. I'm a newbie at gardening. I have a small yard but will be planting some veggies and flowers soon, for the first time! Great video. Thank you.
Really enjoyed, very informative, inspired me to add some of these flowers to my garden, thank you
Butterflies and marbles I really like you 😊😊😊
Thank you Cindy ! 😀
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thank you for watching Anna Mendez 🌟
I love the literary devices in your narration. I should play this video for my students. I will surely come back to this again and again.
Great video thanks for the info
Lantanas are my favorite to grow as an annual here in Southern NH. I've seen hummingbirds, hummingbird moths, bees and butterflies take long sips of this plant. Definitely a powerhouse pollinator attracter!
Hi Charisa ! They really are one of the better annuals, and their colors are tremendously loud. Thank you for chiming in , I hope you have a great season ! 🌱
Thanks Stephen. I enjoy your videos on marble collecting, and now I've found my way to your other videos. Over the last few years we've turned about half our turf into a pollinator garden. Love watching the hummers go through the area in the spring and fall. Thanks for posting.
Awesome story Bob ! Thanks for watching the videos, the hummingbirds are absolutely fascinating creatures, I’m looking forward to their return , getting my feeders up in the next few days✅
Love the detailed information
Thank you Andrew !
Thank you so much!!! Extremely informative. Exactly what I needed.
Terrific Ana ! I hope you’re next gardening season is awesome!
Stumbled upon your channel so incredibly glad that I did 😁 new subscriber as well. Thank you so very much for all that you do. Great job 👍
Wonderful video! I enjoyed your plant choices, commentary, and the videos of the hummingbirds 😊
GREAT Stuff!!
Thank You!
Thank you Joel !
Nice video... So informative.... I will plant zinnia... I never thought butterflies and bees also had favourite flowers!
Great video Steve
I'm in North Jersey and have great success with Zinnias, (attracting hummingbirds) I grow mostly the very tall varieties. I am going to have to look into getting a Coral Honeysuckle. I just saw my first hummingbird of the year on the Japanese Honeysuckle, that has taken over our privet hedge.
Thanks so much for condensing it in the end . You have be excited to get started. I live in pa. So it went from early heat to cool and rainy . Looking forward to getting new flowers this year
Thanks Jilli ! I got my first hummingbirds yesterday, they’re around, good luck with your garden this year ! 🌱
I know a couple of folks that would love to see this video... good info, Stephen.
@@stephenbahrmarbles I did... shared to FB
Glad I found your channel!
Great info thanks.
Thanks for watching Dennis!
Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful & informative video. Appreciate it. I want to attract some hummingbirds to my garden. I have hydrangeas and zinnias and a lot of other flowering plants for butterflies 🦋, but none for hummingbirds. I enjoyed your video presentation and information.
Great video! Thanks for sharing so much helpful information and inspiration.
I have Butterfly Bushes and Echinacea, and potted red begonias that I’ve been bringing in over winter that I hang next to my nectar feeder. There are wild butterfly weeds in the vegetation across the lane.
My lot is mostly wooded and there are a lot of areas where I need to pull out invasive vegetation along the edges of my yard. I hope that some of these plants might work in those areas.
Dear friend your garden is like heaven
Awesome I'm also in New Jersey, thanks for the video
Thank you Aubarmya !
Great video Stephen! Several of my proven favorites showcased and added several new ones to my hummer list. Thank you! Would love to see a vid on just ones that will do great in pots vs. ground planting.
@@stephenbahrmarbles (Zone 5 SE WI) I do grow some in pots now and thought others with little space or no yard would appreciate your "pot" suggestions, too. :) (By the way...can I come live in your yard? It would be like heaven on earth to me! :)
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL GARDEN THANK YOU. LOVE 💕 YOUR HUMMINGBIRDS! I’m in Rhode Island and we get the ruby throat also. Not many but I’m always happy with any hummers I get. Thanks again.
Thank you Bristol ! I hope you have a terrific gardening season! This is about the time of year when this year’s fledglings are about to take flight, enjoy!
Nice video Stephen. Just like your marble collecting videos A+
Thanks Steven !
The best video I have seen with information on plants to attract hummingbirds and butterflies
Thank you Sonal ! Please share it with your gardening friends! 🌱
wow! beautiful gardens. great video! thanks.
Thank you Debby ! 🌱
Wow Stephen, very informative video. Over here in Canada the government has actually been running programs to save the bird life and teach people how to take care of birds in their backyard. I can hear the enthusiasm in your tone and hope to see more videos!
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Excellent info for attracting hummingbirds. I’m very new to gardening and can be easily overwhelmed.
Thank you Ted !
Great video.🌺🌸🌿🌱🍀
Thank you Samuel 💥
Muito obrigada ! Você falou devagar e bem explicado com várias opções além da play list .🇧🇷
really enjoyed your video..Will help me to design my butterfly and hummingbird garden.. thankyou
One of my favorites that you didn’t discuss is jewelweed! I have lots in my garden here in NC. The hummingbirds spend hours hovering around them mid to late summer. It’s a very reliable self seeder, bordering on aggressive so you have to be somewhat careful letting it go to seed. Easy to pull though
Fantastic video though! I have literally tried for YEARS to identify this dainty vine at a clients house. Your video just showed me it is cypress vine! Love it!!
Tyler you are spot on ! I want to cover Jewelweed in the next video. They are in the woods behind my house and the hummingbirds love them . I’m going to try to transplant some seedlings. Thank you for chiming in , your garden sounds awesome !
Agreed….jewelweed drives the hummers crazy!
Thanks for sharing. Subbed
Thank you George! Please be patient with my uploads, I do alot of marble collecting content but try to do a few gardening videos a year!
This is an awesome idea
My favorite birds to photograph. Great video. Nice garden you have. Hope I can meet you soon before they go south.
Thank you Vitor , they are usually around here through the first week in October. Come over !