Giant Yucca
Giant Yucca
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Hesperaloe funifera
Giant Hesperaloe, Giant Swordflower, Samandoque, New Mexico False Yucca
4
–
6 feet
4
–
6 feet
West Texas and northeastern Mexico
Texas
Full Sun
Very Low
Evergreen
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About This Plant
Sun. Evergreen, with an upright rosette of yucca-like leaves up to 6 feet long. It resembles Spanish dagger, but the leaves are soft, easily folding when touched. Clouds of wispy fibers envelope the foliage. Give this desert native some room and plenty of full sun and well-drained soil; it doesn’t mind west-facing scorch.
It can be massed for a landscape-scale effect, and although it grows slowly, the size also lends it to use in large pots. Bony flower spikes up to 15 feet long appear in summer, resembling giant skeletal hands or antennas floating above the foliage.
Maintenance
Occasional grooming to remove spent leaves and flower stalks.
Features
Plant Type:
Cactus and Succulent
Size:
4-6' H, 4-6' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Types:
Sandy, Thin
Wildlife:
Flower Color:
White
Bloom Time:
April, May, June, July
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
No
This plant goes well with
Plumbago auriculata
Diospyros texana
Parkinsonia X Cercidium
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