Hi Karen,
Our hummingbirds are also very territorial, and they carry out some impressive aerial battles involving several hummingbirds. They do on occasion have two on a feeder, sometimes even three. But mostly on opposite sides of the feeder, where they may not even see each other. Tomorrow is the first day of Fall, and as it gets cooler here, our hummingbirds will leave us and migrate to the South. I think several of them have succeeded in raising new families of baby hummingbirds here this Summer.
I have been making cross pollinations between tubular and non-tubular zinnias, with the objective of increasing the diversity of my zinnias. I also like many non-tubular zinnias, including some with "teeth" on their petals, or "cactus" flowered zinnias with "pointy" petals.
I am always on the lookout for new looks in my zinnia blooms. As Fall is nearly here, I am starting to think about my next Indoor Zinnia Project.
ZM
