Flowers Hummingbirds Don't Like

Butterflies and hummingbirds find them irresistible, and you'll love them as cut flowers, too.

Flowers hummingbirds don't like. Hummingbird favorites usually but not always have long, tubular blossoms that are red, orange, yellow or blue, especially blue salvia species; People also ask, what plants do hummingbirds not like? Hummingbirds are very territorial, so plant several patches of their favorite flowers.

Hummers like blossoms with lots of concentrated nectar, preferring sucrose. Exserta is also the only wild petunia with red flowers. The hummingbird’s primary diet is flower nectar.

It can grow up to 24 inches tall. Not only can you grow a plant resistant to drought and hot conditions and sit back to watch your little humming friends feed, you can also use the gel of the leaves for skin conditions. They are great in hanging baskets placed near a window so you can admire the hummingbirds that come to drink the nectar.

Trumpet shaped flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds and our superbells series of calibrachoa has several red options that are perfect for hummingbirds. We've listed some of the best plant families for natural nectar below. They bloom in late summer and quickly become the most popular butterfly and hummingbird plant in the yard.

Bleeding heart (dicentra species) are equally charming to both gardener and hummingbird and, like snapdragons, they prefer cool spring weather. The flowers are odorless, though, because hummingbirds are not attracted to perfume. After the flowers drop, long lasting sepals turn an attractive rosy pink color which makes the plant look like it’s flowering for a second time.

15 to 20 feet light: Also known as larkspur, delphinium is a vibrant perennial that can grow from 2 to 8 feet tall. The shape limits insect access to the nectar inside.