Hesperaloe parviflora 'Straight Up Red' PPAF, Red False Agave or Red Yucca great gift yellow-gold spurred flowers

yellow-gold spurred flowers

By midsummer

low branching and dense—a globe of color in late spring

Finely filigreed

on the border between Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of western China

Hesperaloe parviflora 'Straight Up Red' PPAF, Red False Agave or Red Yucca great gift yellow-gold spurred flowersThis selection of red flowering H. parviflora was chosen for a longer bloom period than most. Best grown in full sun with gritty soils with good drainage. Most commonly killed by poor drainage in wet winters. Hummingbird favorite. Mature size: 3 4 ft T x 6 ft W, flower stalks to 6 ft T Minimum temperature: 20 F Photo of H. parviflora leaves by Skarz, CC BY SA 4. 0, via Wikimedia Commons