Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 12:59:33 -0700
From: John MacGregor <jonivy@EARTHLINK.NET>
Reply-To: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast
<HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
To: HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Streptosolen jamesonii -- Marmalade Shrub

Haji Warf wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience attracting hummers
> with this plant?
>
> I was told they use it well -- is this a myth?

No Haji,

It's not a myth! I have one seven feet tall in full bloom right now in one
of the gardens I care for, and the hummers are on it all day long. For us in Southern California, it blooms almost all year if given a protected,
south-facing exposure, with plenty of direct sun. For me, it is one of the
mainstays of the hummingbird gardens.

John MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9 Sunset zones 21/23

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Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 13:23:29 -0700
From: John MacGregor <jonivy@EARTHLINK.NET>
Reply-To: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast
<HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
To: HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Streptosolen jamesonii -- Marmalade Shrub

HUMNETters,

I just sent a message with a photo of the flowers of marmalade bush
(Streptosolen jamesonii) to Hummingbirdgarden-pix@yahoogroups.com. It's
obviously a classic hummingbird flower, and where I live it's one of
longest-blooming shrubs that feeds hummers for months. I'll try to get a
shot of the whole plant when I am working at that garden later this week.