Flowering Desert Plants For Landscaping

To 3 feet tall.

Flowering desert plants for landscaping.

From the green palo verde tree to the flowering ocotillo shrub many of these plants are popular choices for desert garden landscapes. After a while you ll notice that they are everywhere even on the highways and in public parks. These common desert plants found in the hot barren landscapes of the southwest states and northern mexico. This collection of desert landscaping plants includes perennials cacti and shrubs that can be used as foundation plants for desert gardening.

These plants that live in the desert are particularly suited to low elevation desert gardens found in phoenix las vegas palm springs and surrounding areas. When not in bloom flaming katys have flat curved green leaves similar to but larger than a paddle. The yellow flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies and bloom almost continually if frequently deadheaded. Among the most graceful desert southwest plants yellow columbine is vigorous heat tolerant and a lot tougher than it looks.

Affectionately known as a flaming katy this cousin of the paddle plant exists in numerous colors and provides bright puffy long lasting flowers when in bloom. These flowering plants also bloom in the desert between april and june. For the very reasons i just mentioned. This is a great desert plant for adding pops of color to your desert landscape.

Full sun and well drained soil. Our desert plants are particularly drought resistant drought tolerant plants xeric plants. Large white trumpet like flowers attract pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds. These desert plants aren t rare.

These resources were developed by the amwua conservation efficiency advisory group comprising representatives of amwua member municipalities with professional expertise in water conservation.