Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris bird

Tiny migratory hummingbird. Feeds at red tubular flowers; bee balm and columbine are major nectar sources.

21 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Alberta PenstemonPenstemon albertinuswildflower · May-JulBlue ColumbineAquilegia brevistylawildflower · June–JulyBracted HoneysuckleLonicera involucratashrub · June–JulyEastern Red ColumbineAquilegia canadensiswildflower · May-JuneEvening PrimroseOenothera bienniswildflower · July–SeptemberFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustFuzzy-tongue PenstemonPenstemon eriantheruswildflower · May-JulGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosuswildflower · August–SeptemberJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberLilac PenstemonPenstemon graciliswildflower · June–JulyLyall's PenstemonPenstemon lyalliiwildflower · June-AugustMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustNodding OnionAllium cernuumwildflower · June–AugustRed ColumbineAquilegia formosawildflower · May-JulyShowy MilkweedAsclepias speciosawildflower · June–AugustSquare-stem MonkeyflowerMimulus ringenswildflower · July-AugustTall LarkspurDelphinium glaucumwildflower · Jul-AugTwining Honeysuckle (Limber Honeysuckle)Lonicera dioicavine · June–JulyWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustYellow ColumbineAquilegia flavescenswildflower · June–August