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Hesperaloe parviflora

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Hesperaloe parviflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hesperaloe
Species:
H. parviflora
Binomial name
Hesperaloe parviflora
Synonyms

Yucca parviflora Torr.[1]

Hesperaloe parviflora, also known as Red Yucca, Hummingbird Yucca, and Samandoque, is a plant which is native to Chihuahuan desert of west Texas east and south into central and south Texas and northeastern Mexico around Coahuila.[2]

Hesperaloe parviflora has narrow evergreen leaves with a fringe along their edges of white threadlike hairs and grows in clumps 3–6 ft (0.91–1.83 m) high and wide. Red or yellow tubular flowers are held on branching flower stalks (inflorescences) up to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall from late spring to mid-summer.[3]

This Hesperaloe species has become popular in xeriscape landscape design for public and private gardens in California and the Southwestern United States. The plant's qualities include drought tolerance, heat resistance, low maintenance needs, hummingbird attracting flowers,[4] and an architectural form. It also is a spineless alternative to Agave and Yucca horticultural species.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hesperaloe parviflora (Torr.) J. M. Coult". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-02-15. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  2. ^ http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=17237 Southwest Biodiversity
  3. ^ http://www.sanmarcosgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=831 San Marcos
  4. ^ http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Hesperaloe_parviflora.html University of Arizona
  5. ^ [1] San Marcos

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