SucculentsRed Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) is a medium-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 5-10, that matures to about 3-5 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect yellow, pink and red blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 5-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 3-5 ft × 4-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pink, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Erosion, Heat, Pollution, Salt
- Native to
- Northeastern Mexico, southwestern Texas
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Red Yucca is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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