Giant Hesperaloe

 

 

Hesperaloe funifera

 

Agavaceae

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Form: Succulent
Seasonality: Evergreen perennial
Size: slow growing, to 6 feet tall, 6 feet wide (1.8 m);
Leaves; 3 feet long narrow green leaves with a white thread like fringe along the edges

Flowers: 12-15' tall flower spike of creamy white tubular flowers
Fruit:
Seed
Stems/Trunks: Stem-less; clump
Range/Origin: Chihuahua desert: Texas, northeastern Mexico
Hardiness: Sunset zones: 10-13, 16, 18-21,27-31,33,35; USDA: 7-10; 10o F.

Comments: Low litter, No thorns

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full to partial sun
  • Water: Regular
  • Soil: Sandy, well drained
  • Propagation: Seed; division of clumps
  • Maintenance: Low, removal of spent flowers

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