Becky: You should write an article about Gardening for Hummingbird's! Thank you for suppling this great information for anyone who loves Hummingbirds and wants to attract these little jewels to the garden! I saw quite a few female Ruby-throated Hummers earlier this year but haven't spotted a single male. I haven't seen any more since @ the first of August but then I've been busy and not really looking for them either. I put out a few feeders early in the spring but the Hummingbirds totally ignored them since there are a few plants in the garden that they seem really attracted to like the Pentas, Bottlebrush and Clerodendrum. I have a neighbor who doesn't grow plants to attract Hummingbirds and they flock to her feeders ... so, I guess they are getting the benefit of sugar water at her house and plant nectar from my garden.
