Window Box Flowers For Hummingbirds

Window boxes for hummingbirds.

Window box flowers for hummingbirds.

This flower is a favorite among hummingbirds so planting them in a window box gives you a front row seat to bird watching. There are a few reasons why having a strategic placement of window boxes and other containers will stoke the flame of interest from hummingbirds in your garden. When planted with colorful flowers window boxes entice hummingbirds to a feast of accessible nectar all summer long. Here are a few of my favorite hanging plants that attract hummingbirds.

Although a wide variety of flowers can be packed into a small area window box plantings are more attractive to hummingbirds when tall background plants low growing foreground plants and trailing plants are used. First and foremost hummingbirds are curious birds and love to fly around the garden from pot to windowsill to tree branch. Plant native red or orange tubular flowers to attract hummingbirds in addition to native plants rich in nectar. There are a lot of easy growing sun loving flowers that butterflies love.

Plants of staggered heights and habits are simple to grow and maintain. A number of hummingbird or butterfly favorites such as petunias salvias geraniums verbena lantana and trailing ivy can be combined to create a miniature garden in just one window box. Fill hanging baskets or window boxes with hummingbird plants and install them in front of a good viewing window. The antics of visiting hummingbirds will certainly add to the fun factor of this charming genus whose flower shapes include varieties that resemble the faces of tiny mice as well as more traditional flower forms and elongated tubes.

Grow native plants like trumpet honeysuckle bee balm and hummingbird sage which provide much more nectar than hybrids and exotics. Even one plant in a window box or hanging basket can help. Here s a colorful combination for an 18 inch long window box that will keep pollinators coming back all summer long. Whether you do a fall planting of miniature daffodils snowdrops or hyacinths for springtime bloom or you do a late spring planting of lilies alliums or dwarf gladiolus for summertime bloom be sure to tuck a few bulbs and corms into your window boxes for added impact.

Secondly window boxes can. Fuchsias are a great flower for hanging baskets even if you aren t trying to provide nectar for hummingbirds.