Ted Floyd's comment about cutting off the Penstemon blooms as would Morticia Addams made me smile. I have been working for years to plant perennials that attract hummingbirds. Although many of my Penstemon varieties are long done with blooms by the July hummer migration, I thought I would recommend some varieties that have been really wonderful in my gardens. All of these perennials start blooming early and go through the fall. They are especially favored by the hummers: Penstemon pinifolius - Pineleaf Beardtongue Penstemon mexicali - Red Rocks and Pikes Peak Purple Centrathus ruber - Jupiter's Beard Agastache - any and all varieties - haven't seen a variety that I don't like I have come to understand that the hummingbirds will be coming through when my Agastache begin flowering. Nancy Burek Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado
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