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Red Yucca immature seedpods

Hesperaloe parviflora

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Not a yucca, this member of the Century-Plant family produces soft, yucca-like, evergreen leaves, 2-3 ft. in length, crowded on the perennial’s short, woody base. The flower stalk rises 5 ft. and bears showy, coral-colored, tubular flowers occur on arching, wand-like, pink stems. Leaves are plum-colored in winter; blue-green other times.

Habitat:

Xeric portion of wildlife habitat yard.

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