As I write this, I am on Day 211 of hummingbirds feeding at The Garden Guy’s house, marking the longest date on the calendar that I have had them, until hopefully tomorrow and the day after. I don’t use feeders, just plants. This year has opened my eyes about their choices in plants.
2022 started off fast and blooming, and then March 13, we plummeted to 21 degrees, when most everything was in bloom. But things quickly rebounded, and my first ruby-throated hummingbirds showed up April 3.
They began days of feeding on Superbells calibrachoas, Perfecto Mundo Orange azaleas verbenas and petunias. The freeze slowed down the Rockin salvia bloom, but by mid-May, the birds were seen on Rockin Blue Suede Shoes, Rockin Deep Purple and Rockin Fuchsia salvias.
