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Hesperaloe parviflora Not a yucca, this member of the Century-Plant family produces soft, yucca-like, evergreen leaves, 2-3 ft. in length, crowded on the perennial’s short, woody base. The flower stalk rises 5 ft. and bears showy, coral-colored, tubular flowers occur on arching, wand-like, pink stems. Leaves are plum-colored in winter; blue-green other times. Geotagged,Hesperaloe parviflora,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Hesperaloe parviflora

Not a yucca, this member of the Century-Plant family produces soft, yucca-like, evergreen leaves, 2-3 ft. in length, crowded on the perennial’s short, woody base. The flower stalk rises 5 ft. and bears showy, coral-colored, tubular flowers occur on arching, wand-like, pink stems. Leaves are plum-colored in winter; blue-green other times.

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Hesperaloe parviflora is a plant that is native to Chihuahuan desert of west Texas east and south into central and south Texas and northeastern Mexico around Coahuila.

Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Apr 24, 2016. Captured Apr 22, 2016 08:40 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/20.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO160
  • 180mm