Nature's Wonders Hummingbird Garden by Ken _Gilliland
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This set was updated in January 2021 to provide a new folder structure for the Nature's Wonders series.
Hummingbirds are mainly attracted to flowers in the red spectrum, from light orange to deep purple, although they will frequent flowers with other colors. The reason they prefer red flowers is that most insects avoid red flowers thus there is more nectar in them for hummingbirds. The typical hummingbird flower is a long flared tube, which keeps out rival pollinators and invites the birds to lap up tasty nectar with their long bills and tongues. While they subsist primarily on insects during late fall and winter, in spring and summer the feisty birds also take advantage of the profusion of native blooms.
The plant models included in this set are hummingbird favorites from the California Floristic Providence. They have been carefully modeled and textured by examining their real-life counterparts from the artist's garden (which includes over 550 different species of native plants). The 3 selected plant species come in several form variations and alternate cultitvar texture settings, are in native Poser and DAZ Studio formats, and support Firefly, Superfly, 3Delight and Iray Render Engines.
What's Included & Features:
Prop-based Models (.pp2/.obj and .duf)
* Churaposa or Hummingbird Bush (Justica californica)
** 2 Model Shape Variations
** 2 Cultivar Variations (Justica californica and Justica californica 'Tecate Gold')
* Royal or Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
** 2 Model Shape Variations
** 2 Cultivar Variations (Penstemon spectabilis and Penstemon spectabilis 'Paz')
* Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
** 4 Model Shape Variations
** 3 Cultivar Variations (for 3 of the 4 models)
*** Salvia spathacea
*** Salvia spathacea 'Powerline Pink'
*** Salvia spathacea 'Quail Hollow'
Manuals (.pdf)
* Illustrated PDF Field Guide and Manual that includes detailed information about the included plant species)
* "Upgrading Natures Wonders", for those who had previous versions of the product.
