Red plants for my dear hummingbirds

[Faebinder]

All gone for the fall… what a waste of red flowers…

 

[addy1]

But they are pretty!

 

[Lisak1]

Ah... never a waste when it comes to flowers! Are they hardy hibiscus?

 

[Faebinder]

Ah... never a waste when it comes to flowers! Are they hardy hibiscus?

Yes, they come back every year. The base sits half immersed in the pond. By fall its so big.

 

[poconojoe]

We have lots of plants all around the yard, front and back that attract hummingbirds.
Those little guys are so cute!

 

[addy1]

The hummers here are still attacking the feeder and what flowers we have around, which in a way is a lot. Fall bloomers, aster, canna, golden rod, lots of golden rod, the bees love it.

 

[Linda W]

The hummingbirds frequent the cardinal flowers in my rain garden, which catches the overflow from my pond system. I expected these plants to get about three feet high, but they were over five feet. Bees enjoyed them too. This fall I’m adding native hibiscus. Love the hummingbird!

 

[Faebinder]

The hummers here are still attacking the feeder and what flowers we have around, which in a way is a lot. Fall bloomers, aster, canna, golden rod, lots of golden rod, the bees love it.

I would love to keep a canna in the big but my prior experience shows they don’t come back here if not in the ground.

 

[Lisak1]

but my prior experience shows they don’t come back here if not in the ground.

Same here, but I still plant them in my bog every year. They are relatively inexpensive to buy, so I just consider them an annual.

I don't find that they attract the hummingbirds though.

 

[addy1]

I would love to keep a canna in the big but my prior experience shows they don’t come back here if not in the ground.

They are a annual here, I am going to attempt to save them over winter, but usually don't do well.

I don't find that they attract the hummingbirds though.

I have hummers eating from the cannas planted in pots on the deck.