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Summer Hummingbird Perennial Flower Support

 
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If there is a hummingbird thread with info on successive blooming suggestions to keep hummingbirds fed naturally, point me there.
While I am here tho; does anyone have suggestions for a perennial that will bloom in  July August that will provide nectar for hummingbirds.
I live in Southern Oregon with some snowy winters. I have deer, so deer resistant would be great. I have a trumpet vine ready to plant it has been getting trimmed by deer since it's not had a tall place to climb up just yet. I do have high hopes for that.
Love to hear what you suggest.. As for annuals,  we can't plant out till June here and I have limited sun till May, conversely my sun cuts out mid Sept.  Hot dry half sun all summer.
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I have several sage plants that bloom all through the spring until fall.

I also have Turk's Cap which is a mallow that blooms August-September.  The red blossoms are a favorite of our hummingbirds.

One suggestion is to stay away from yellow blooms as bees love those.

Here are some threads you or others might find interesting:

https://permies.com/t/69417/shelters-habitat/Create-Habitat-Hummingbirds

https://permies.com/t/121389/design-hummingbird-garden
 
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