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Hummingbird Container Garden

$89.99
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ZONES  5-8 | Good to grow! Zone

• Our long-blooming Hummingbird Container Garden of 6 features a combination of colorful, nectar-rich perennials to brighten your sunny patio, deck, or balcony
• Tubular flowers in brilliant colorful hues will beckon to hummingbirds
• Easier than annuals, these drought-tolerant plants will bloom their first growing season and return each year – and so will the hummingbirds!
• This Pre-Planned Garden comes with a simple planting diagram for an 18-inch pot to make planting easy
• Exclusively available at High Country Gardens

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Description

Exclusive to High Country Gardens, our expertly designed Container Gardens feature colorful, low-maintenance perennials to brighten your patio, deck, or balcony. Plant in a large pot, at least 18 inches wide and 12-15 inches deep, to give the plants plenty of room. Place in a location where you can enjoy these colorful blooms up close!

Our Hummingbird Container Pre-Planned Garden includes the following plants:

Container Garden Care:

  • Use a premium quality potting mix (NOT garden soil) to fill the container.
  • During the growing season, fertilize regularly with a fish emulsion-based liquid fertilizer at least twice monthly (at recommended rates on the bottle). Deadhead the plants as the flowers fade to keep them tidy and blooming. Water moderately once or twice per month so the soil doesn't get bone dry.
  • Winter care: Plants are hardy in zones 5-9. In colder zones, provide winter protection by moving the pots into a garage or protected space before winter freezes. Leave the plants standing over the winter and clip them back hard in mid-spring before moving the pot outdoors for the next growing season.

*Plants are subject to change due to availability. Any substitutions will feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the garden design.


Planting & Care

Planting Care

Planting and Caring for Pre-Planned Gardens & Collections

Soil Preparation: Remember that proper soil preparation is the key to healthy, vigorous blooming perennials. Use Yum Yum Mix and a high quality compost at recommended rates to prepare the soil. Inoculate the plant roots with Plant Success Organicsâ„¢ Soluble Mycorrhizae Root Inoculant.

Planting: Plant according to the mature size of the plant. Don’t be tempted to put the plants too close based on their size in the pots. They’ll need the space to grow and fill in the expected area.

Fertilizing: Once annually in mid-fall, after plants begin to go dormant. Use Yum Yum Mix at recommended rates to improve the soil and provide essential plant nutrients.Use it with high quality compost, mix half and half by volume and spread on top of the soil. Scratch it in lightly and water thoroughly. It is also beneficial to treat the plant roots with Plant Success Organics™ Soluble Mycorrhizae Root Inoculant if you didn’t do so at planting time. (Inoculation only needs to be done once.)

Mulching: In arid climates mulching is very beneficial. Coarse textured composts, shredded leaves, pine needles and composted bark are all excellent mulch materials. Apply to a depth of 1-2 inches. Replenish annually (or as needed).

Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (801) 769-0300 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Late spring to early fall

Advantages

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Fragrant
  • Native
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Bee Friendly

Additional information

Mature Height

Varies from 10-40" tall

Mature Spread

Garden of 6 plants fills an 18" diameter planter

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average
  • Waterwise

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Special Groups

  • High Country Gardens Exclusive

Growing Zones

  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8

Can Send To PO Box

No

Ships to Hawaii & Alaska

No

Overall rating: 4.3333335 / 5 from 6 reviews.

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Wouldn't buy again.

"The pine leaf penstemon never did well. They were stunted from the get go and never thrived. They got buried by the agastache and the trumpet vine."

— JM (3/5)

The jury's still out

"I bought this for a large pot on my sunny back patio. The creeping trumpet vine arrived in very bad shape so I acted quickly and ordered three monardella Marian Sampson which are doing very well and are just stunning. The agastache is also doing very well and blooming like crazy. The penstemon haven't bloomed or even budded out to date but I am anxious to see the blooms. So I have a mixed review. The agastache and most definitely the monardella are lovely, tolerant of my novice hand, and I would buy again but I am reserving my opinion of the penstemon til it blooms."

— OKlee (3/5)

Great product for container

"I ordered this container garden spring 2020 and all the plants are growing and blooming their first year! I saw my first hummingbird at the Agastache today. It was very exciting. I have the collection in a half whisky barrel with plastic water bottles in the bottom to keep it from being really heavy. I plan to put it in the garage over the winter. I water every day or every other day depending on rainfall. It has surpassed my expectations for the first year."

— Sjc (5/5)

Just planted it, so far so good. . .

"All plants arrived in good shape, actually sooner then expected! I planted it the same day. Loved the diagram suggesting how to place the plants. So far so good. Can hardly wait for them to grow and do their thing. Hope the resident hummingbird enjoys (we have ones that live here year round)."

— Krissy (5/5)

My hummers love this.

"This is a great addition to my humming garden. It took awhile to really grow and bloom. When I added it to my drip irrigation system and watered it daily, it really bloomed."

— Lourdes (5/5)

Takes the heat!

"This went on our west facing back porch in hot and dry and VERY sunny plus severely windy southern Utah high desert. I was a bit nervous because only the MOST tolerant of plants could survive this daily punishment. I used an 18 inch pot and outdoor ""potting mix"" and followed the planting guide. I liked that the guide was printed on some kind of thicker, water resistant paper so that it didn't get trashed while I was handling it with wet and grimy hands. These photos were taken a few months after planting. The agastache and hummingbird mint are already blooming their first year. The phlox will likely bloom next spring (I planted a little late for spring blooms this year). The only thing to really note is that at least in our conditions, watering is required MUCH more often than described. I would start to notice life threatening stress after 2 summer days without water. Our sunny summer days are 90-100 degrees and humid in single digits. So at least here, deep watering is required every other day for optimal performance. Our home is also a B&B and this year more than any other, our mostly international guests have been really commenting on and enjoying our terrace and especially the hummingbirds (which can only be found in the Americas). I am very happy with this purchase as well as the other preplanned container gardens!"

— Crickets (5/5)

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