I am wondering if hummers are attracted to a Mexican Flamevine? I have a vine that is just covered in orange flowers. If hummers like this plant I will be on the lookout for my lone hummer that I haven't seen since Nov.

Marilyn
FL zone 9-b

It is a butterfly plant which I am trying for the first time this year.

The hummers have never gone to mine, but the butterflies just love it!

Sherry

A wonderful butterfly plant. I love this vine.

Dianne
Southeast Alabama
Heat Zone 8
Sunset Zone 31

Well I sure was hoping that it would attract hummers. What about a powder puff plant. Do they attract hummers. I just planted one of those. I know that bees like this plant.

Marilyn
FL zone 9-b

Marilyn on checking this plant out it looks like our mimosa trees that grow wild and they are a hummingbird magnet. When the mimosa's are in bloom around here my flowers don't have a chance. This is also the way it is when the Japanese honeysuckles start blooming.

MJ'
I have two different Calliandras and the hummers do use them which amazes me because I can't figure out how they are able to find the nectar in those little puff ball flowers.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Penny I am with you. How in the world do they get the nectar??? I know the the mimosa blooms just drip nectar. I get a mental picture of the hummingbirds just hovering under the blooms and letting the sweet stuff fall on thier tongues and licking it up.

Dianne
That sure seems like the easy way to do it LOL! My grandmother had a mimosa in her back yard and we didn't dare sit underneath it or we would be covered with sticky stuff. I watch my hummers last year but I honestly have yet to gigure out where that nectar is in the calliandras.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39