• Main Page
• Homes by Email
• Listings
• Meet Adam Golden

Hummingbirds Anyone?

Ever wonder how to attract hummingbirds to your front or back yard? Last year, my family planted several new varieties of plants in our front yard.  One of those we weren’t familiar with, but thought it was a nice pop of red color, was a Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ sage plant.  It has turned out to be one of our favorites, as it attracts hummingbirds like crazy!  I decided to poke around online to see if I could find any other plants that do well in California and also attract our tiny flying friends.  Here’s a few that will, according to Ms. Doreen Smith of the Marin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society :

• Snowberries
• Columbine
• Flowering Sage
• Monkeyflower
• Huckleberry
• Manzanita
• Blue Penstemon
• Redbud
• Red Larkspur
• Leopard Lily

Did you know that hummingbird’s don’t necessarily like red flowers better?  According to Las Pilitas Nursery, bees avoid red flowers, which usually means more and better nectar for hummingbirds. Happy planting!!!

Comments