I have seen little hummingbirds on my butterfly bush for the past two evenings. Tonight there were two of them out there. They are almost as interested in me as I am in them. One flew about a foot and a half from my face and actually stayed still for a few seconds. I snapped a few pictures but they move quickly so it was hard to get a clear shot.
This is my butterfly bush, which is appropriately named because I see butterflies near it quite frequently. It also attracts hummingbirds and bees of course. I usually see Monarchs. The butterfly bush requires little maintenance. It loves water so you should water it if you have not had rain in the last week or so. In the spring I cut it back to a foot or two from the ground and it springs back in late May. I was worried that it was dead the first year, but they are a bit behind the rest of the perennial in the spring. I plant late blooming tulips around it to have some early season color in that part of the garden.
