Hesperaloe parviflora     
Red yucca   
Agavaceae Family     

Form: clumping, grass-like mound of succulent leaves
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: 2-3ft, spread to 4ft

leaf margin

Leaves: long narrow blades (like rolled grass), arching form, curly threads along edge of blade margins
Flowers: inverted bell-shape held on tall stalk; red to pink; flowers 1.25in long, stalks to 8ft tall on mature plants; long blooming period (early summer through fall)
Fruit: distinctive ping-pong ball sized capsule with multiple chambers; flat black seed within
Stems/Trunks: n/a
Range/Origin: Texas Rio-Grande area, northern Mexico
Hardiness: to 12°F

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• accent plant
• medians and roadsides
• attracts hummingbirds

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun for best flowering
• Water: little if any, drought tolerant
• Soil: tolerant, good drainage
• Propagation: seed, easy; also clump division
• Maintenance: minimal; removal of spent flower stalks

mass planting of Hesperaloe parviflora in bloom

flower stalk

NOTES:

currently first or second in popularity of landscape plants in Tucson
yellow flowering varieties are also available

dry (bursting) seed pod

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