Red False Yucca

Red False Yucca

A lovely and tough yucca relative from the Southwest into Mexico, the Red False Yucca! A super drought tolerant, though excepting of summer water. Architectural and has a look somewhere between a grass and a yucca. Closely related to the yuccas and agaves but a separate genus these will bloom every year with bright neon red to pink flowers that delight the hummingbirds.

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Latin Name: Hesperaloe parviflora
Site and Soil: Full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile
Hardiness: Hardy to -10 F
Size at Maturity: 3 ft. in height by about as wide, taller when in flower
Bloom Time: June-August
Pests & Diseases: None that we have seen
USDA Zone: 5b