Named for its tulip-shaped flowers, which are bright yellow and orange in color, the tulip tree offers shelter for these delightful birds of flight. In addition to pollinating the blossoms ...

meaning that this tall tree will lure them into your yard. The six-petaled, goblet-shaped, tulip-like flowers act like calling signals to hummers who find their orange-banded, buttery yellow tones ...

Perhaps you have not looked closely at tulip tree flowers because they are often too high to see until they fall. They are beautiful and bear strong resemblance to Magnolias which are close cousins.