Ruth, my Turk's cap is my biggest attractor for hummers, butterflies and bees that I have, so yes.................keep it. They may visit when you aren't looking. At this time of year when they are migrating, I see quite a few hummers at one time, but during the summer, only one or two at a time. I have never seen a hummer on any of my lantana, only butterflies and bees.

One hummer usually claims our yard by mid-summer, then spends the rest of the season guarding it from our neighbors' oak and crape myrtle trees against any interlopers .... and there are lots of interlopers. The Turks caps and Flame acanthus are the anchors, but the acanthus blooms end in August and it's the TC that keeps them around through this busy migration season. They also like the coral honeysuckle and salvias, but don't know if they'd hang around as much just for those. Interesting how they seem willing to try most anything with a flower, but certainly have their favorites.

Like bostedo, I have Turk's caps and a flame acanthus, and they sure do bring the hummingbirds into my yard. I gave a seedling Turk's cap to my mom in NM, and now she's seeing a hummer in her yard every morning. She's convinced it's the Turk's cap, and said she wants a replacement if she loses it in a cold winter.

Michelle

I get hummingbirds on my red and peach Turk's cap.

Texas's best claims to fame:

We are on the migratory path for the Monarchs.

We are on the migratory path for more birds than any other state.

& everything needs to eat.

Butterflies love my Cenizos (bees, too):

As long as you have space, I'd keep any plant that is supposed to attract hummingbirds, even if I didn't see them using it. You want them coming to the yard to investigate, where they will then find their favorite flower or feeder and give you many days of enjoyment.

The other part is that we might grow all different varieties and have different kinds of feeders to attract "any" hummingbird. They aren't all attracted by the same things.