How Do You Landscape With Desert Flowers?
Live in an area with a lot more sunny days than rainy ones? Got a lot of heat and not much humidity? Take a closer look at native desert flowers for your landscaping needs. Here are some ideas to turn that dusty brown yard into a colorful oasis. Plant a bed of bright yellow-orange California poppies. This drought tolerant plant is native to the west coast of North America and thrives in hot, dry climates. Their long blooming season (sometimes lasting from April to October) is another plus for this beautiful, easy to care for flower. Select a penstemon plant, native to desert regions, to attract hummingbirds to your garden. The flowers are trumpet-shaped on a spiky stem and are usually red, pink, purplish or white. These perennials will bring color to your landscaping for many years. Look to lupines to bring some beautiful blues and purples to your landscaping on very little water. A variety known as Coulter’s Lupine or Desert Lupine attracts lots of bees to your garden and can thrive e
