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Straight Up Red Texas Yucca is an everblooming yucca that produces a summer-long display of red-pink flowers held on strongly upright growing flower spikes. 2017 Plant of The Year. Hesperaloe parviflora Straight Up Red Texas is essentially sterile by putting all its energy into growing flowers instead of seeds. This Yucca is an outstanding performer that produces a summer-long display of red-pink flowers held on strongly upright growing flower spikes. Use this selection when uniformity of size and shape are important. Hesperaloe will often take 2 to 3 years to reach blooming size. So be patient and protect it from deer who love to eat the succulent leaves. An HCG exclusive introduction. This succulent reaches 6′ tall and spreads 4′. It does best in full sun with low fertile, well draining soil.
Easily grown in dry, sandy, sharply-drained soils in full sun. Thrives in hot, dry, desert conditions, but is also surprisingly winter hardy to USDA Zone 5. The key to growing this plant well is having superior soil drainage. Excellent heat resistance and drought tolerance. Will self-seed in the landscape. May be propagated by clump division. Tolerates urban conditions. (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder)
| Common Name | Straight Up Red Yucca |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Hepseraloe parviflora 'Straight Up Red' |
| Container/Amount | 2 gallon |
| Evergreen or Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 10a, 10b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Light Requirements | Sun |
| Height | 6' |
| Width | 4' |
| Soil Condition | Dry Soils |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Blooming Period | All summer |
| Flower Color | Red-pink |
| Foliage Color | Blue -green |
| Deer Resistant | No |
