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Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca
 Hesperaloe parviflora
Family: Agavaceae / Amaryllidaceae
Red Yucca
Origin: Texas, northern Mexico
small shrub 2-5 ftfull sunmoderate waterdry conditionsred/crimson/vinous flowersthorny or spinyattracts butterflies, hummingbirdssubtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

The Red Yucca has attractive red blossom in fall and spring. Yellow cultivars are also available.

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.

Drought tolerant, grows better with supplemental irrigation in summer.


 
Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora, Red Yucca


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