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Red Yucca

Red Yucca

Hesperaloe parviflora

Item #4040 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 11

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Plant Description

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.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Foliage reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide; flowers reach 4 to 6 ft. tall.
    Key Feature:
    Carefree Summer Blooms
    Blooms:
    Early summer; nearly year-round in warm winter regions.
    Landscape Uses:
    Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Urban Garden, Wildlife Garden
  • Detail
    Botanical Pronunciation:hess-per-AL-oh par-vif-FLOH-ra
    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, Deer Resistant, 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.
    Light Needs:
    Light needs: Full Sun
    Full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Low
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.