Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:57:20 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Rob Gibbs Subject: Re: Flowers for Hummingbirds MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greg-- Here are just a few of the several excellent native species for local gardens with a succession of bloom to hold a hummer's attention. To quote Pat Sutton, these are "chocolate cake" for ruby-throated hummingbirds: Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern columbine--red); careful of cultivars--some have no nectar Monarda didyma (red bee balm, also known as Oswego tea); careful of cultivars--they often do not have nectar Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot--lavender) Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower--red) Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper vine--orange) Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle); can be easily pruned into a bush or trained on a trellis, arbor or fence Denise Gibbs Wings and Wildflowers Nursery GREG FUTRAL wrote: > Does anyone have recommendations for flowers that may attract/retain > hummingbirds? I think Bee Balm is a good one, but I wonder if anyone > has opinions as to what works best. These flowers may not work in > North Hamilton, Baltimore City, but I think I may give it a try. > Thanks very much. > > Greg Futral > Baltimore, MD > g_futral@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find things fast with the new MSN Toolbar - includes FREE pop-up > blocking! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/ > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================