Moving hummingbird plants

21 years ago

When is the best time tp move my columbine plants? Would it be in early fall? I have a few humming bird plants in yard and have feeders out, but still don't see no hummers. We have vegetables growing on the opposite side of yard, and the plants take over pretty much of the yard, can this be part of the problem for no hummers? Should all hummingbird plants be close to the feeders? I have the plants scattered throughout the yard. I have a very small yard. My zone is 6. Thanks, Jmwemt

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sarahbn
21 years ago
I'm not sure try and see if they survive they are finished blooming by now. Sarah
wardw
21 years ago
It is hard see why hummingbird plants should be next to the feeder. Given the aggressive nature of the birds there is good reason to keep the nectar sources spread out as much as possible to reduce competition. It is even better if the various patches are out of sight line from each other. It is a hummingbirds business to know where all the food is withing their territory, and for this reason they are alway investigating everything.
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mimidi
21 years ago
I have feeders in four different areas around my house. I have three on the front where there are not flowers and three feeders around the back of my house where I have my flowers planted. The hummingbirds are using them all. The ones around the flowers more than the ones in the front.

I would leave the flowers where they are the hummingbirds will find them. I am seeing them at all of my flowers now. I even saw them trying my Mexican petunia which I was told they would not feed at.