Not just sugar water in beautiful plastic jugs. Bright flowers, especially those with tasty nectar and deep throats for long reaches, attract hummingbirds to the garden. The following desert perennials can attract little flying acrobats to your yard.
Hummers prefer cherry-red, rose, and deep magenta autumn sages, globe-shaped perennials mixed with many colors. These sages may grow in broad light but prefer afternoon shade.
Nearly year-round, Baja fairyduster blooms exquisite scarlet puffballs. Extreme heat and little water use suit this dark green plant.
Chuparosa flowers in the desert's mild winters, feeding hummingbirds when nothing else is available. The wonderfully sculpted scarlet or light yellow tubular blossoms are a key cool-season food source.
Most of the year, Mexican honeysuckle bears bright orange blossoms and yellow-green leaves. Hummingbirds love the fragrant tubular flowers all season.
Desert plants like red hesperaloe thrive in full sun and 0°F temps. From April to September, tall stalks of nectar-filled red, coral, or pink blooms emerge.