This vine is semi-evergreen with good fall color as the leaves turn yellow. Find a spot in sun to part sun and wet to dryish soil. It can grow 5 to 80 feet tall, depending on the substrate. It produces yellow to red-orange flowers during April and May, and bears fruit during July and August. And they’ll attract bees and other insect pollinators too.Ĭross vine, Bignonia capreolata, is native to our NC mountains, piedmont and coastal plain, but may be too tender for higher-elevation areas. Once established, both will be covered in flowers during part of the time the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are here in North Carolina. Two great vines for attracting hummingbirds in North Carolina are cross vine and trumpet creeper. Vines are self-filling hummingbird feeders!įlower nectar also provides micronutrients that are not present in sugar water, according to Susan Campbell, a hummingbird expert who has banded hundreds of hummers in North Carolina and beyond. In my book, it’s much easier to plant flowers that give hummingbirds the sweet treat they seek. I have never had my own hummingbird feeder. Find this and other plants at your local participating retailer.Ĭonfession: I am too lazy to mix sugar water and clean a hummingbird feeder every few days. These vines are among our Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year for 2015. This vision statement guides the goals and projects of the group: “Bird-friendly communities give birds the opportunity to succeed by providing connected habitat dominated by native plants, minimizing threats posed by the built environment, and engaging people of all ages and backgrounds in stewardship of nature.” Launched in 2013, Audubon North Carolina’s Bird-Friendly Communities initiative is a partnership program involving more than 20 organizations with a vision for creating a more bird-friendly North Carolina.
Please welcome Audubon North Carolina’s Bird-Friendly Communities Coordinator Kim Brand.
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