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Hesperaloe parviflora

small-flowered hesperaloe

A yucca-like perennial, forming clumps of arching, linear, leathery leaves to 80cm long, often with thread-like filaments at the margins. In summer, flowerspikes up to 1.5m are produced, bearing numerous tubular to bell-shaped pink flowers, yellow within

Synonyms

Aloe yuccifolia

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Ultimate height

1–1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

5–10 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Tufted
Genus: A genus of flowering, yucca-like plants, native to arid parts of Texas in the USA and Mexico, forming rosettes of long, narrow foliage with long panicles or racemes of orange-red flowers
Name status: Correct
Plant range: USA (Texas) to NE Mexico

How to grow

Cultivation

Outdoors, grow in poor to moderately fertile, sharply-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun. Protect from excessive winter wet. Under glass, grow in standard cactus compost in full light. In growth water moderately and apply a low-nitrogen fertiliser monthly; water sparingly in winter; see hardy cacti and succulents cultivation for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by seed or separating offsets in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
Sub-tropical
City and courtyard gardens
Coastal
Gravel garden
Patio and container plants
Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to scale insects and aphids when flowering

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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