00:00Attracting Hummingbirds, a garden filled with nectar-rich perennials.
00:05A ruby-throated hummingbird hovers beside scarlet cardinal flowers.
00:10Perennial gardens can pull hummingbirds back with nectar tubes, bright color, and staggered bloom times.
00:17Bee balm opens shaggy red blooms in summer, giving hummingbirds a clear landing target above green leaves.
00:23Cardinal flowers rise from damp soil with tall red spikes, drawing tiny birds toward pond edges and rain gardens.
00:30Salvia blooms in purple, blue, and red wands, giving hummingbirds repeated nectar stops through sunny beds.
00:38Penstemon lifts narrow trumpet flowers above dry soil, matching the long bills hummingbirds use to feed.
00:44Columbine nods in spring shade offering early nectar before hotter summer flowers begin opening.
00:49Coral bells send delicate flower stalks above leafy mounds, letting hummingbirds sip from tiny bells near paths.
00:58Trumpet honeysuckle climbs fences and arbors, wrapping native vines around posts with orange-red tubular flowers.
01:05Garden phlox opens bright summer clusters, bringing hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies into sunny borders.
01:12Lupines stand in tall flower spikes, adding vertical color that hummingbirds can spot from across a yard.
01:18Red hot poker pushes torch-shaped blooms above spiky leaves, flashing orange and yellow, like garden flames.
01:27Coneflowers hold summer seed heads and petals, while insects around the blooms give hummingbirds extra protein.
01:34Bee balm, salvia, penstemon, honeysuckle, and cardinal flower build a moving nectar trail.
01:40A hummingbird darts from red spikes to a feeder while sunlight flashes across its wings.
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