Hummingbirds
How to Attract & Care for Hummingbirds in Your Phoenix-Area Garden
Hummingbirds are among the most fascinating visitors to Arizona gardens. Their incredible speed, colorful feathers, and aerial acrobatics make them a joy to watch, while their important role as pollinators helps support a healthy, vibrant landscape.
Whether you garden on a small patio or have a large backyard, creating a welcoming habitat is easier than you might think. By providing nectar-rich flowers, clean feeders, fresh water, and places to perch, you can enjoy hummingbirds throughout much of the year in the greater Phoenix area.
Hummingbirds in the Valley of the Sun
The greater Phoenix area is home to several hummingbird species throughout the year, including Anna's, Costa's, and Black-chinned Hummingbirds. These tiny birds have incredibly fast metabolisms and spend much of the day searching for nectar and small insects to fuel their constant activity.
A hummingbird-friendly garden provides everything they need to feed, rest, and help pollinate the flowers they visit.
Four Ways to Create a Hummingbird-Friendly Garden
🌺 Grow Nectar-Rich Flowers
One of the best ways to attract hummingbirds is by planting flowers that provide nectar throughout the growing season. Tubular blooms in shades of red, orange, pink, and purple are especially attractive.
Feature a few favorites:
- Red Yucca
- Desert Willow
- Bottlebrush
- Firecracker Bush
- Lantana
- Yellow Bells
Explore Plants That Attract Hummingbirds
❤️ Offer Fresh Nectar
Flowering plants are the primary attraction, but hummingbird feeders can provide a reliable supplemental food source—especially during periods when fewer plants are blooming.
Keep feeders clean, refill nectar regularly, and place them where they're easy for birds to find while remaining shaded during the hottest part of the day.
Learn About Hummingbird Feeders & Nectar
💧 Provide Fresh Water
Like all birds, hummingbirds need water for drinking and bathing. A shallow birdbath, mister, dripper, or gently moving fountain can make your garden even more inviting.
Water sources should be cleaned and refilled frequently, especially during Arizona's hot summers.
🌳 Create Places to Rest
Hummingbirds spend much of the day feeding, but they also need safe places to perch between flights.
Trees, shrubs, vines, and tall flowering plants provide shelter from predators, protection from the afternoon sun, and convenient resting spots while they watch over their feeding territory.
Why Hummingbirds Are Good for Your Garden
Hummingbirds do much more than brighten your landscape.
They:
- Pollinate many flowering plants
- Feed on tiny insects like gnats and aphids
- Help support a healthy backyard ecosystem
- Add year-round beauty and activity to the garden
Learn More About Creating a Hummingbird Garden
🌺 Plants That Attract Hummingbirds
Discover 27 trees, shrubs, perennials, succulents, and flowering plants that hummingbirds love in Arizona gardens.
Explore Plants That Attract Hummingbirds
❤️ Hummingbird Feeders & Nectar
Learn how to choose a feeder, keep nectar fresh, clean feeders properly, and troubleshoot common feeder problems.
Learn About Hummingbird Feeders & Nectar
☀️ Help Wildlife Through Arizona's Summer Heat
Learn simple ways to support hummingbirds, birds, butterflies, bees, and other beneficial wildlife during periods of extreme heat.
Visit Your Local SummerWinds Nursery
Whether you're looking for hummingbird-friendly plants, feeders, nectar, or expert advice, our Trusted Garden Advisors can help you create a garden that hummingbirds will enjoy throughout the seasons.
Stop by your favorite SummerWinds Nursery and discover everything you need to attract these remarkable backyard visitors.
