Hummingbirds are beautiful pollinators, wonderful acrobats, and charming communicators. Along Colorado’s Front Range, we often see broad-tailed, calliope, and Rufous hummingbirds darting through our yards. Their favorite food is nectar, but hummingbirds also consume aphids and other tiny, plant-eating insects.
Hummingbirds are attracted to bright tubular flowers, such as orange hummingbird trumpet and purple catmint. If you are planting annual containers on a small, sunny balcony, try pairing vermillionaire and salvia, two annual flowers that can turn your porch into a hummingbird haven!