Caught this little lady going to the Jacob Kline Monarda today. The entire video is excerpts from one long visit. She sure loves that Jacob Kline! When she finished feeding, she perched in the holly tree for a bit, and off she went.



If you don't feel like watching the video, here are some stills from it ...

She seemed to enjoy the flowers. A plus for that plant.

Kristin - That is a very nice video! This morning when the sun comes around to my Jacob Cline I think it will be ready to burst into bloom! At any rate I hope it will be soon - cause surely then I will hopefully see a hummer buzzing around mine like yours! Thanks for sharing!

Carol
Milford, CT
Zone 6

I always liked the looks of that plant but is not one for down south. Nice job!

Joan Garvey - Metairie, LA Zone 9

Wonderful stills and video Kristen! Mine has been blooming for a while but still no hummers here. I usually start seeing them around the first week in July, so hopefully they'll be here soon!

Carol

Carol R
Tennessee
USDA Hardiness Zone 7
Heat Zone 7

As reported in another thread my first bloom opened yesterday. I thought I was going to lose them in the wind and thunderstorms we had the past two days but other than a few very tall stalks blowing over and breaking off the rest came through unscathed. Now I just need the hummers to find it

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

My 'Dark Ponticum' Monarda are on the verge of blooming. They're in a shadier spot than the 'Jacob Kline', and even though they are supposed to be a mildew resistant variety, were starting to get white spots all over the lower leaves. I followed Penny's suggestions for a spray with baking soda and they improved immediately. It seems I caught them early enough, at the first sign of trouble, so the treatment was very effective. If any more of those white blotches appear on the leaves, I'll know what to do!

I'm eager to see what color the flowers will be. They're supposed to be purple, but the photos I've seen are all over the map as to the true color--ranging from raspberry to impossibly deep purple. Sometimes those catalogue folks go a little crazy with the Photoshop color adjustments. I'm hoping they'll be more purple than pink, and I will be eager to see if the hummingbirds use them as readily as the bright red 'Jacob Kline'.

You can bet I'll be watching, with video camera trained on them!

Nice photos! Those flowers are very attractive looking.