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Red Yucca

Hesperaloe parviflora

Sku #4040

Tall spikes hold deep rose-pink flowers atop clumps of slender, green, drought tolerant foliage. Blooms nearly year-round in warm winter regions. An effective choice to add dramatic interest in a rock garden, as a landscape accent or in containers. Partners beautifully with other desert-like plants. Evergreen.

  • Light Needs
    Full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Feature
Carefree Summer Blooms
Light Needs
Feature
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Feature
Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Urban Garden, Wildlife Garden
Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:hess-per-AL-oh par-VEE-flor-uh
Plant type:Cactus/Succulent
Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen
Sunset climate zones:10 - 16, 18 - 21, 27 - 31, 33, 35
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Foliage reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide; flowers reach 4 to 6 ft. tall.
Special features:Bird Friendly, Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Waterwise, Year-round Interest
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Early summer; nearly year-round in warm winter regions.
Flower color:Pink
Flower attributesRepeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Garden styleContemporary, Mediterranean, Rustic, Xeric
Design IdeasThis Southwest native is at home in a desert, xeriscape or rock garden. It will add color and textural interest to cottage beds and borders if placed with other low water use perennials. Plant along dry streambeds, landscape boulders or in large Santa Fe-style clay pots. Plant en masse in the farther reaches of your garden along with other grasses for a colorful, native grassland design.
Companion PlantsYellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia); Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum); Sedum (Sedum); Crassula (Crassula); Westringia (Westringia)
Care
Care Information
Easily grown in average to lean, well-drained soil. Water regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates moderate dry spells, but prefers periodic water. Feed in early spring. Remove spent bloom stalks for a neat appearance. Protect young, tender plants from rabbits and deer.
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5 - 11
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