[Wikipedia] Hummingbird Attractant, Butterfly Host Plant: Both the red color and elongated shape of the species' flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.[7]
It is also the host plant for the Reakirt's blue, the arrowhead blue, the marine blue, and Queen Alexandra's sulphur. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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