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Hesperaloe parviflora<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Features and care<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>
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Hesperaloe parviflora,<\/b> commonly known as hesperloe, red yucca, or yuquita<\/b>, is a highly ornamental perennial plant native to Texas and northeastern Mexico. It forms a dense, graceful basal rosette of long, narrow, flexible, arching leaves that are dark green or glaucous in color, and whose edges often display fine white fibers that provide a distinctive texture year-round. <\/p>\n

Of moderate growth, it can reach around 1-1.5 m in height and width, gradually spreading via offsets. From spring through summer, it produces long, slender, arching flower spikes up to 1.5-2 m tall, laden with hanging bells in striking shades of coral red, deep pink, or salmon that frequently attract hummingbirds. It is ideal as a feature specimen in rock gardens, highway medians, dry gardens, contemporary landscaping, and low-water public or private plantings. <\/p>\n

It requires full sun and light<\/b>, sandy, stony, or clay soil, provided it has excellent drainage<\/b>. It is exceptionally tolerant of intense heat, wind, moderate humidity, and drought once established; watering should be low and infrequent, allowing the substrate to dry out completely between waterings, although it tolerates slightly more water than other xerophytes without losing vigor. Prolonged waterlogging at the base is crucial. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Extended species profile<\/h2><\/div>

Verified cultivation data, designed so that any visitor can understand at a glance whether the plant is suitable for their climate and garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Crop<\/p><\/div>

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Exposure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Full sun<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Irrigation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ORN-RIEGO 2\/5 \u00b7 low \u2014 supplemental irrigation during establishment and drought; allow to partially dry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Soil \/ moisture<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dry to cool; well drained<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Bloom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Summer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Climate<\/p><\/div>

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USDA Hardiness<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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5\u201311<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Compatible climates<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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BSh, BSk, Csa, Cfa with drainage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Tolerance to humid climate<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ORN-HUM 3\/5 \u00b7 medium<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Maintenance<\/p><\/div>

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Development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ORN-ALT 2\/5 \u00b7 0.8\u20131.5 m \u00b7 medium growth \u2014 up to 2 m in bloom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pests<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

ORN-PLAGA 3\/5 \u00b7 medium \u2014 mealybugs, agave weevil, mites and crown\/root rots<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pass<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ORN-FERTILIZER 1\/5 \u00b7 very low \u2014 1 gentle application in spring, low in N; do not fertilize in winter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>