Hummingbird Yucca is a native yucca-like evergreen succulent with a broad basal clump of narrow blue-green sword-like foliage with thread-like marginal hairs and gains purple or red-bronze tints in winter. Flowering stems with branching clusters of waxy red trumpet shaped flowers with yellow faces bloom through summer into fall. Grows best with full sun and dry well-drained soils. Surprisingly tolerate of partial shade. Heat and drought tolerant.
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Type: |
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Height: |
2' - 3' (4' - 6' in bloom) |
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Spread: |
4’ - 6' |
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Spacing: |
5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 10 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases. Aphids often appear when in bloom. Watch for scale.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Distylium, Rosemary, Agave
IMAGES: Fritz Hochstätter, Hesperaloe (Agavaceae) Hesperaloe parviflora Kulturpflanze in Arizona fh, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, (2) Groogle, Hesperaloe-parviflora-flowers, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
