Hesperaloe 'Red Yucca'

Hesperaloe parviflora Hesperaloe parviflora, commonly known as red yucca or hummingbird yucca, is a delightful evergreen perennial succulent that resembles yucca. This charming plant hails from the stunning Chihuahuan desert in western Texas and northeastern Mexico, where it thrives in various environments like deserts, prairies, rocky slopes, and mesquite groves. While it's a relative of yuccas, it actually belongs to the century plant family instead. You’ll notice its elegant, narrow, sword-like blue-green leaves growing in lovely clumps that can spread up to 6 feet wide, with individual leaves reaching lengths of 2 to 3 feet. These evergreen leaves can display a striking purple or reddish-bronze hue in colder winter climates, and each one features unique thread-like hairs along the edges. The plant showcases tall red flower stalks, 4 to 6 feet high, adorned with tubular red to pink flowers that beautifully rise above the foliage. In colder climates, the flowers bloom from early to m