![]() Another added bonus is that the cigar flower is exceptionally heat and drought tolerant. Its numerous, orange-red, tubular flowers are excellent hummingbird food. Vermillionaire ® Mexican cigar flower ( Cuphea ignea Vermillionaire ®, Zones 8-11) is a bushy tender perennial that will bloom from summer to frost. ![]() Mexican Cigar Flower A ruby-throated hummingbird male feeds from a cigar plant. Both Agastache bloom into fall, adding bright pops of color that are sure to lure many hummingbirds. Mexican giant hyssop ( Agastache mexicana, Zones 7-10) produces tall spikes of bright pink flowers on 3-foot plants. Try the 2.5-foot ‘Coronado’ with its silvery foliage and profuse tangerine-orange flowers. The southwestern orange hummingbird mint ( Agastache aurantiaca, Zones 4-9) is one of the prettiest with its loose spires of bright orange blooms. Hummingbird mints ( Agastache spp.) bloom from summer to fall and have fragrant foliage and flowers. ![]() Hummingbird Mints that Keep on Blooming Young broad-tailed hummingbird takes nectar from Mexican giant hyssop. ![]() The beautiful blooms come in flaming colors, so it’s no chore. Good food sources are essential, so reserve some space for their nectar-rich flowers in your fall garden. It’s a long journey an adult ruby-throated hummingbird can travel up to 20 miles and consume twice its weight in nectar and insects per day. North American hummingbirds begin their great migration in late summer–some starting as far north as New Brunswick, Canada. Mexican bush sage is one of the best bright fall flowers for hummingbirds.īright tubular flowers are nectar-filled beacons of hope for hummingbirds making their fall journey south. ![]()
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