I had a hummer today
@GardenGerty (157552)
United States
June 12, 2021 8:46pm CST
A hummingbird visited at my house today. Very briefly, but she was there.
She made a quick fly by to refuel from my Stella d'Oro day lily. That is what is in the picture. There will be many more blooms.
This little golden lily is a small day lily. I learned a trick to keep them blooming is to break off the spent heads before they make seeds.
I have one Asiatic lily blooming now as well. Let's see if the birds come for that vibrant friend as well.
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@BarBaraPrz (45484)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Jun 21
That's called deadheading, and it works for most plants.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
14 Jun 21
Yes it does. I was pleased when I would do this for the ones at one of the churches here in town.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
14 Jun 21
I have seed pods from the ones at my old church because I was the one who would groom them on occasion.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
14 Jun 21
I have heard they do, in fact several years in a row.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
13 Jun 21
I haven't seen a hummingbird in person.Not sure if the spent heads are the pistils of Stella d'Oro day lily.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
14 Jun 21
If not harvested soon enough they turn into seeds, so I guess they are the fertilized pistils.
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@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jun 21
Many flowers will rebloom if you do that. Its pretty
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
14 Jun 21
This one is so prolific with its blooms. I wanted one for many years and was glad I got this one.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
14 Jun 21
I like these a lot. I imagine there are other birds that feed on the nectar, as well as butterflies and moths.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@LadyDuck I looked online and there are quite a few small birds that feed on nectar. They also usually eat insects for more nutrition. The pictures were gorgeous.
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
14 Jun 21
@GardenGerty I have never seen birds feeding on nectar, but I see the bees and the dragonflies feed on the nectar.
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