Tag: hummingbirds

Want to attract hummingbirds? Registration open for free hummingbird feeder education workshop on Jan. 23

by Lourdes Mederos
May 18, 2026

Hummingbirds are getting a lot of love from Florida consumers these days, according to experts at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Experts at UF/IFAS Extension offices regularly provide guidance, ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Birders, Birdwatcher, Birdwatching, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Ecosystem, Enthusiasts, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hummingbirds, Ken Gioeli, Landscape, Master Naturalist, Nectar, Ornithology, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Twitchers, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

A Salvia for Late Summer Color

by Beth Bolles
May 18, 2026

Salvias are a popular group of plants for attracting pollinators and adding lots of color to the landscape. A unique salvia that offers velvety flowers is the Mexican bush sage, Salvia leucantha. In our heat, Mexican bush sage can tolerate ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Flowers, Hummingbirds, Perennial, Pollinators, Salvia

When God Gives you Sparrows… aka Starting Over in a New Garden.

by Barbara McAdam
May 15, 2026

Moving and planning for retirement this year makes for huge changes and challenges both inside and outside in the garden. No worries, as I have always found a bit of work in the garden helps me relax, it takes my mind off pressing issues. ... READ MORE

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Tags: Birds, Butterflies, Florida Friendly Landscape, Gardening Therapy, Hummingbirds, Miami-Dade, Native Plants, Natural Resources, Wildlife Friendly

Florida Native Plants to Attract Hummingbirds

by Tia Saracino
April 13, 2026

There are three species of hummingbirds in Florida, by far the most common species is the Ruby throated hummingbird. They are attracted to red, orange, and pink tubular flowers. To attract hummingbirds to your yard, plant a variety of plant ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Butterflies, Central Florida, Florida Friendly, Home Landscapes, Hummingbirds, Native Plants, Perennial, Tsilvasy, Vine, Wildlife

The Mexican flame vine – an inferno of flowers

by Ralph Mitchell
May 16, 2025

Flowering vines are always stunning as they climb up a fence or cover a pergola with a display that demands attention and compliments. There are many to choose from, but one standout is the Mexican flame vine. With daisy-like, orange-red ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Butterflies, Flowering Vine, Flowering Vines For Florida, Flowers, Hummingbirds, Mexican Flame Vine, Orange-red Flowers

Suds in the garden

by Ralph Mitchell
August 28, 2022

Aloe plants are very popular due to their Its adaptability to a variety of conditions. Besides the ever-familiar Aloe vera plant, there is another species known as the soap aloe or Aloe maculata. Very ornamental and a great beginner ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Aloe, Drought Tolerant, Flowering, Hummingbirds, Low Maintenance, Succulents

Hummingbirds Return

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

Tallahassee Democrat May 1, 2015 By Jody Walthall Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo by Elizabeth Schmidt Every spring I look forward to the return of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird from its usual winter range in Central America ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: April-June 2015, Archive, Chinese Elm, Columbine, Coral Honeysuckle, Firebush, Hummingbirds, Red Swamp Mallow, Wild Azaleas

Dragonflies!

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 29, 2014

Tallahassee Democrat Photo by Kathy Kinsey August 29, 2014 By Kathy Kinsey Over the river and through the woods, it’s off to the garden I go….a bugger extraordinaire, the dragonfly is to the insect ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Aquatic Larvae, Archive, Damselflies, Dragonfiles, Hummingbirds, Insecticides, July-September 2014

The Simplicity of a Birdbath

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

Tallahassee Democrat July 17, 2015 By Karen Rose Hermit Thrush. Photo by Karen Rose. All of us need food, water, and shelter, whether we are human, or whether we have feathers, fur, or scales. That's ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Archive, Birdbath, Birds, Cats, Deterring Cats, Hummingbirds, July-September 2015, Mosquito Eggs, Songbirds

Fact sheet: Mexican sage

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 16, 2018

The Mexican sage is an herbaceous perennial which sends up tufts of gray-green foliage. The upright stems are wooly and support the lanceolate, pubescent leaves. Leaves are soft to the touch. The inflorescence consists of numerous ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Hummingbirds, Mexican Bush Sage, Plant Sale, Purple Flowers, Salvia Leucantha

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