Yucca Yellow

Yellow Yucca

Hesperaloe parviflora

Yellow yucca is found in many landscapes of Texas and the southwest. Its dark green with spikes of yellow flowers lasting from May through October, and it is very hardy, tolerates extreme heat and cold. Low supplemental irrigation needs once established. Yellow yucca is native to Central and Western Texas.  A great xeriscape addition.

Plant Habit or Use: small shrub to medium shrub

Exposure: sun

Flower Color: yellow

Blooming Period: spring to summer

Fruit Characteristics: woody capsule seed pods

Height: 3 to 5 feet

Width: 2 to 4 feet

Plant Character: evergreen

Heat Tolerance: very high

Water Requirements: low

Soil Requirements: adaptable