Plant These 5 Flowers Now and Next Spring's Hummingbirds Will Find Your Yard First

Next spring’s first male hummingbird may spend only about a minute deciding whether your yard is worth claiming, so I’m planting now to make that first visit count. I walk through five flowers that can help attract early arrivals and give hummingbirds reasons to stay. I explain how I use red columbine for the first visitors, coral honeysuckle up high, bee balm near a perch, cardinal flower in wet ground, and native salvia for another food source. I also show how I choose salvia for my region, what changes when a hummingbird stays, and the three fall-planting rules I follow to have the garden ready before migration begins. 0:00 Prepare for the first arrival 2:36 Red columbine for first arrivals 4:52 Coral honeysuckle up high 8:07 Bee balm by his perch 10:23 Cardinal flower in wet ground 11:28 Native salvia creates another food source 12:33 Choose salvia by region 13:35 When the hummingbird stays 14:09 Three rules for fall planting #Hummingbirds #NativePlants #PollinatorGarden #FallGardening #BirdFriendlyGarden