
Cigar Plant (Cuphea ignea) β A Favorite Food of Hummingbirds
Cigar Plant (Cuphea ignea) β A Favorite Food of Hummingbirds
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I hope your hummers do that little air dance around your head like we used to see in the Disney cartoons.
π The male does his swooping dance for the female, but not for me!
I really need to try one of the cupheas, the flowers all have such a unique design! So many plants, so little time lol
IKR? π This one is highly recommendedβ a magnet for hummers with multiple visits per hour (we don’t have that many birds, so I’m assuming it is the same fellow). Astounding that the nectar keeps flowing for him!
Funny, how life goes! I just saw several of those at the nursery Friday morning…after I’d made my purchases. Am not familiar with that plant….so today I’ll go back and buy one! Keeping Hummingbirds happy and well fed is important! Thanks, Eliza!
I’ve never had a plant so often visited by hummers. It is native to Mexico and Caribbean, so I expect it is familiar to them in winter and when you look at the style flower, they have probably adapted together symbiotically. Perfect pairing!
I just bought a Cuphea VERMILLIONAIRE…and a few other plants & a turquoise pot! So fun!
Love it!! Send me a photo. π
Lovely πΈππΈ
Thank you, Karen. π
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Cool plant, nice shot of it. π
Thank you, Mary. The hummers visit this constantly. I’m thinking of getting more!
I like how the details are apparent in this image. Makes us all want to look closer at life around us.
Music to my ears! Thanks, Kim. Happy Fourth to you. π
Do you think hummingbirds like it because of the sweet taste? Great photo π
Thanks, Christy. I surmise the flowers have reservoirs of sweet nectar (that appear to refill, as the birds visit repeatedly). Maybe I should dissect one!
I have never seen one of these before. It’s beautiful, and I love how you captured the details of it. I’ll have to look for one next year so I can treat our hummingbirds. π
Pointing the way … thar be dragons that-a-way. π
Ha, thanks!
I am definitely getting some of these next year.
They are hummer magnets!
Lovely and elegant, just like those little whirring beauties that visit them.
Thank you, Laurie. We love our hummers!
Oh, yes!
Love the green edges!
Thank you – a great plant all around!
Wonderful! Bet the hummingbirds love you!
I try to serve up a palatable buffet! π
Cigar plant: I’ll try to plant these. Hummingbirds do come, but they don’t have anything except my hummingbird feeder.
They really love this one!