Vermillionaire cuphea’s tubular flowers are the perfect shape and size for hummingbirds’ long beaks and tongues, allowing them to access the plant’s abundant nectar.

Vermillionaire cuphea’s tubular flowers are the perfect shape and size for hummingbirds’ long beaks and tongues, allowing them to access the plant’s abundant nectar.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically return to Massachusetts in mid-May and will stay until mid-September.