To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- you must plant at least 12 species of plants for hummingbirds
- you must plant at least 200 seeds
- bulbs are ok for Sand level
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must:
- post a list of the 12 species of plants you are planting for hummingbirds and mention when they bloom
- post a picture that obviously has 200 or more seeds
- post a short video (less that two minutes - sped up) showing these 200 seeds being planted
I was lucky enough to bike over to the garden store down the street before...and found this packet of seeds for hummingbirds. The packet says It contains:
- Crimson Clover (70d post planting, so, June)
- Baby's Breath (8w pp, so, May)
- Cornflower (May - June)
- Calendula (May - Aug)
- Nasturtium (30d pp, so, April)
- Lupine (May or June or July) (variety dependent, can't guess, the lupines I know bloom for about five minutes)
- Marigold (May - Aug)
- Butterfly weed (May - Sep)
- Plains coreopsis (Apr - Jun)
- Cosmos (Jun - Sep)
- Foxglove (Aug - Sep ?) (Don't know variety, but many foxgloves seem to bloom late)
- California Poppy (Feb - Nov) (that can't be right??)
- et al
Bloom times from wildflower.org
The packet claims it had 50,000 seeds. I don't know about that, but I think that means it for sure contained at least 200.
Bird’s Eyes (Gilia tricolor) - July to Sept
Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)- Unknown
Blazing Star (Mentzelia lindleyi) - Aug-Sept
Blue Flax (Linum perenne) - June - July
California Bluebell (Phacelia campanularia) - May-June
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) -June-July
Deerhorn Clarkia (Clarkia pulchella)- Unkown
Greenthread (Thelesperma fillifolium) - May - June
Munro’s Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) - May - Aug
Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) - June -July
Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera pallida) - May - June
Palmer’s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri) - May - June
Prairie Aster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) - Aug- Sept
Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)- June -Sept
Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) - June - July
Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa)- June -Sept
Ashley, could you pick 5 of the xeriscape seed varieties to say when their bloomtimes are? T think that'll meet the "post a list of the 12 species of plants you are planting for hummingbirds and mention when they bloom" requirement. Thanks!
Bird’s Eyes (Gilia tricolor) - July to Sept
Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)- Unknown
Blazing Star (Mentzelia lindleyi) - Aug-Sept
Blue Flax (Linum perenne) - June - July
California Bluebell (Phacelia campanularia) - May-June
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) -June-July
Deerhorn Clarkia (Clarkia pulchella)- Unkown
Greenthread (Thelesperma fillifolium) - May - June
Munro’s Globemallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) - May - Aug
Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) - June -July
Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera pallida) - May - June
Palmer’s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri) - May - June
Prairie Aster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) - Aug- Sept
Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)- June -Sept
Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) - June - July
Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa)- June -Sept
Pep bb sand animal care
Planting 200 seeds for humming birds
I procured a humming bird and pollinator mix from a local seed saver.
I raked a leaf litter and compost bed that was started last year and hand cast the seed before raking and walking over it again the cover the seed and watering them in.
Please forgive the noise in the video. My neighbor has recreational mowing syndrome.
I planted
Fern leaf yarrow may-june
Common yarrow may-aug
Columbine may-june
Marigold april-july
Cornflower June-august
Wall flower april-june
Shasta daisy may-august
Lance leaved coreopsis april-july
Golden tickseed june-september
Sweet William april-july
Foxglove sept-oct
Purple cone flower june-oct
California poppy March-august
Blanket flower june-july
Indian blanket june-sept
Baby's breath april-august
Dense blazing star july-oct
Blue flax may-august
Crimson flax april-sept
Birds foot trefoil july-aug
Lupine may-june
Evening primrose june-sept
Red poppy sept-oct
Mexican hat july-sept
Clasping coneflower june-july
Black eyed Susan june-sept
I dumped a hand full of chicory and comfrey seed i had in there as well both of those are currently in bloom here in KY.
This is my second attempt as my 4 year old didn't hit the record button when I did this Saturday.
This is part one of my (hopefully) 2-part hummingbird pollinator badge bit. My daughter wanted these pretty hummingbird bulbs. Who am I to resist that!
I dug the holes with my hori hori, and my kids put most of the bulbs in the holes (I had to do some quality control, for when bulbs didn't make it into the ground, or when they put three bulbs in one hole...)
(I'll get a video when I plant the 8 other varieties and 160 other seeds)
Anenmone Blanda - March and April
Triteleia Queen Fabiola -- May to June
Allium Moly Luteum -- May to June
Oxalis Iron Cross --June to October
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Package of 40 bulbs
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All the bulbs put in a sled so we could easily find them and not lose them
A year ago, on April 29th (2020) we planted some bulbs. Today we finally got the rest of the hummingbird seeds planted!
Nicole Alderman wrote:This is part one of my (hopefully) 2-part hummingbird pollinator badge bit. My daughter wanted these pretty hummingbird bulbs. Who am I to resist that!
I dug the holes with my hori hori, and my kids put most of the bulbs in the holes (I had to do some quality control, for when bulbs didn't make it into the ground, or when they put three bulbs in one hole...)
(I'll get a video when I plant the 8 other varieties and 160 other seeds)
Anenmone Blanda - March and April
Triteleia Queen Fabiola -- May to June
Allium Moly Luteum -- May to June
Oxalis Iron Cross --June to October
packet of 40 bulbs
All the bulbs put in a sled so we could easily find them and not lose them
my son helped plant one
my daughter planting one
all are planted
And then today I planted:
Hollyhocks (thanks, Pearl!) -- June to August
Echinacia/Coneflower (thanks, Pearl!) -- June to August
Woodland Phlox (thanks, Pearl!) -- April to May
Bachelor Button -- May to June
Pink Jasmine vine - Late winter, early spring (probably doesn't count because it's a plant, not a seed or bulb)
Passion flower -- Early to late summer (probably doesn't count because it's a plant, not a seed or bulb)
Nasturtium - June to September
And then I planted Territorials' Monarch Butterfly mix that my daughter had picked. Not all of them are good for hummingbirds, but many are. I bolded the ones that are, and gave bloom times.
Butterfly Milkweed June to August
Smooth Aster
Siberian Wallflower early April to May
Cosmos Summer/early fall
Sulphur Cosmos Summer/early fall
Rocket Larkspur June-July
Purple Coneflower June-August
Indian Blanket June-September
Annual Candytuft late spring
Gayfeather July-September
Sweet Alyssum April-May, September-October
Marigold, Single
Mexican Sunflower Middle of summer to late fall
Hoary Vervain July-August
Zinnia May - October
Altogether, that's a total of 21 varieties. Here's the disjointed video of us planting them (note to self: planting seeds takes 5x as long with helpers, and 3x as long when everyone is sick)
I planted some of the prairie mix from Northwest Meadowscapes. I added to it three different tree seeds - western redbud, red alder, and pacific wax myrtle, all of which produce good forage for hummingbirds. Here are the bloom times for some of the plants:
Seeds mixed with compost and clay, ready to be spread
“There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one.”
― G. K. Chesterton
For this BB, I found a bag of hummingbird/butterfly seeds from Burpees on Amazon. The image on the back describes the seeds to contain the following:
- Crimson Clover Can be sown outdoors from March-May, with typical blooming occurring from late June to mid Oct
- Baby's Breath Can be sown outdoors from March-May, with typical blooming occurring from late June to mid Oct
- Cornflower Blooms from late May to June
- Calendula Blooms late May to mid August
- Nasturtium Capable of blooming in the spring, summer and fall. For Colorado, aim for Spring as the Fall gets extremely cold
- Lupine varied bloom times depending on location. In Colorado we have them everywhere, with common bloom times occurring May-August
- Marigold May to August
- Butterfly weed June to August
- Plains coreopsi- April to June
- Cosmos June to October
- Foxglove A summer bloomer. Early summer sees late June to September bloom times
- California Poppy for Colorado, bloom times are listed as "Summer". I have seen them from June to early October. However there is a tons of different bloom times listed depending on where the flower is physically located.
This packet says it holds 50k seeds, but after pouring them out into a container, I do not believe there are that many lol. However, I am confident there is more than 200.
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The packet I used
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The back listing the different types of plant seeds included
PEP Animal Sand at least 200 seeds of 12 different species for hummingbirds
For Earth Day 2023 we (will) planted a hummingbird garden. I collected up 12+ species of seeds gathered, gifted, and bought, mixed them with compost, sand, and clay. Scattered them far and wide, in the meadow, in the flower garden, and also sent some home with the volunteers to plant where they wish.
[u]Specifically for Humming Birds though enjoyed by many
Bloom Dates[/u]
Nasturtium: April
Western Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): April-September
Woolly Sunflower: April-August
Baby's Breath: May
Cornflower: May - June
Sage: May-June
Large Camas (Camassia leichtinii): May-June
Comfrey: May-June
Bachelor Button: May-June
Poppy: May-July
Chive: May-July
Calendula:May-Aug
Marigold: May-Aug
Butterfly weed: May-Sep
Valerian: May-Sept
Zinnia: May-October
Crimson Clover: June
Sage: June-November
Black Eyed Susan: May-July
Echinacia/Coneflower: June-August
Butterfly Milkweed: June-August
Nasturtium: June-September
Sunflower: June-September
Gayfeather: July-September
Borage: June-September
Sage: June-November
Crimson Clover: August- October
I made some seed bombs for the Foraging Sand BB and threw them out in bare patches on our property. The forecast says rain and mild temperatures for the next few days so that should be good for sprouts. Below are the seeds I planted and what season they bloom:
Rattlebox-summer
Zinnia (Giant Double)-late summer to early fall
Sunflower (Autumn Beauty)-summer
Poppy (Shirley)-spring
Bachelor's Buttons-summer to fall
Cosmos (Sensation)-summer to fall
Creeping Thyme-spring to summer
Wild Bergamont-summer
Mammoth Dill-summer
Nasturtium-spring and fall
Mullein-late spring to summer
Lemon Balm-summer
Fennel- spring to fall
Alfalfa-late spring to summer
Perennial Wildflower Mix.
Shady Wildflower Mix.
"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else."
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15
Jennifer Markestad wrote:PEP Animal Sand at least 200 seeds of 12+ different species for hummingbirds
For Earth Day 2023, we planted a hummingbird garden. I collected 12+ species of seeds gathered, gifted, and bought. Scattered them far and wide, in the meadow, in the flower garden, and sent some home with the volunteers to plant where they wished.
[u]Specifically for Humming Birds though enjoyed by many
Bloom Dates[/u]
Nasturtium: April
Western Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): April-September
Baby's Breath: May
Cornflower: May - June
Poppy: May-July
Chive: May-July
Calendula: May-Aug
Marigold: May-Aug
Butterfly weed: May-Sep
Valerian: May-Sept
Zinnia: May-October
Crimson Clover: June
Butterfly Milkweed: June-August
Nasturtium: June-September
Sunflower: June-September
Gayfeather: July-September
Here is the video for the 5'x10' area near the house:
https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC4jb1p16BRj6Yp-Fe8XsyTg
Jennifer Markestad wrote:PEP Animal Sand at least 200 seeds of 12 different species for hummingbirds
For Earth Day 2023 we (will) planted a hummingbird garden. I collected up 12+ species of seeds gathered, gifted, and bought, mixed them with compost. Scattered them next to the front steps, under the front window, to create a hummingbird paradise flower garden.
[u]Specifically for Humming Birds though enjoyed by many
Bloom Dates[/u]
Nasturtium: April
Western Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): April-September
Woolly Sunflower: April-August
Baby's Breath: May
Cornflower: May - June
Sage: May-June
Large Camas (Camassia leichtinii): May-June
Comfrey: May-June
Bachelor Button: May-June
Poppy: May-July
Chive: May-July
Calendula:May-Aug
Marigold: May-Aug
Butterfly weed: May-Sep
Valerian: May-Sept
Zinnia: May-October
Crimson Clover: June
Sage: June-November
Black Eyed Susan: May-July
Echinacia/Coneflower: June-August
Butterfly Milkweed: June-August
Nasturtium: June-September
Sunflower: June-September
Gayfeather: July-September
Borage: June-September
Sage: June-November
Plant 200 Seeds for Hummingbirds - PEP BB animal.sand.hummingplants
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