Viewing post #951195 by Marilyn

beckygardener said:Oh! There is one other plus about this plant as well as many other salvia nectar plants ....

Some species of birds love flower nectar. I took this video through a window and watched as Cardinals and Painted Buntings manipulating the blooms around in their beaks to lick the nectar from the back of each bloom. They will chomp the blooms up and then drop what's left. They love nectar and will also pull the blooms off both of my Cape Honeysuckle trees. (I grow CH in small tree form.) I couldn't figure out why there were so many blooms on the ground over a period of 2 days, until I saw the birds doing that. They will de-flower my CH trees in a matter of days. Which is good and bad. My over-wintering hummingbirds don't appreciate that!

If you watch this video, you can see the birds going after the different salvia blooms. At the end of this short video, you can see a Painted Bunting pulling Coral Nymph blooms off one of my plant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

@beckygardener

Wonderful video! I'll have to keep an eye on my salvias for songbirds doing the same thing. Love those painted buntings! Lucky you to have them in your yard! Thanks for sharing!