My Yard And The Hummingbirds That Enjoy It

Hummingbird Yard

This is a list of plants, trees, shrubs, bulbs, and flowers that I have planted at my house. The hummingbirds seem to really enjoy them. After I list them, I will try to include some pictures of them. I also try to have something blooming for them from early spring into late fall.....wave after wave.

Shrubs:

Hibiscus/Rose of Sharon

Lonicera/Honeysuckle

Rhododendron

Rosa/Rose

Rosmarinus Officianlis/Rosemary

Syringa/Lilac

Perennials & Bulbs:

Achillea/Yarrow

Aquilegia/Columbine

Coreopisis/Tickseed

Crocosmia

Delpinium

Echinacea purpurea

Coneflower

Erysimum/Wallflower

Fuscia

Hyssop

Iberis/Candytuft

Lavandula/Lavender

Lithadora

Lilium/Lily

Monarda/Bee Balm

Nastursium

Origanum/Oregano

Penstamon/Beard Tongue

Rudbeckia/Black Eyed Susan

Salvia/Sage (red sages, purple mammoth, pineapple)

Veronica/Speedwell

Annuals:

Snapdragon

Cosmos

Lathyrus odoratus/Sweet Peas

Targetes/Marigold

Trees:

Cornus/Dogwood

Willow

Betula/Birch

Pictures:

Rufous Hummingbird Enjoying The Fuscia

Rufous Hummingbird At The Bee Balm

Red Sage

Purple Dephiniums

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Making sugar nectar for hummingbirds

Anna's Summer 2012 in the purple sage

 Young Anna's Spring 2012 on the Kiwi

My name is Paula Fleitell. This is my first post, although I have been working on hummingbird support in Eugene Oregon for 5 seasons. I wanted to find a way to share information with people that want to support the hummingbird population in Eugene. Tonight I would like to start with the most basic information about making sugar nectar for feeders.

4 Cups Water

1 Cup Sugar (no agave or honey)

Bring to a boil for 1 minute (to kill bacteria), cool, and put into feeder

No food coloring is necessary and actually could be harmful to birds

You can store this mixture in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a month, so you don't have to make it every time you change the feeder.

When it is cold out, clean and change the feeder weekly and when it is really hot, clean and change every 4 days. Look for cloudy water, mold or fungus growth, bad smelling water. clean with really hot water. I have an assortment of scrubby brushes I use to help me, but I don't ever use soap. 

I tend to make up about 24 cups at a time, but I have 8 feeders.