Red Yucca
$61.00 Original price was: $61.00.$18.30Current price is: $18.30.
1000 in stock
SKU: oO0jFBUebU
Category: Easy Care
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water during dry spells.
SIZE: Foliage reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide; flowers reach 4 to 6 ft. tall.
| Description | Tall spikes hold deep rose-pink flowers atop clumps of slender, green, drought tolerant foliage. Blooms nearly year-round in warm winter regions. An effective choice to add dramatic interest in a rock garden, as a landscape accent or in containers. Partners beautifully with other desert-like plants. Evergreen. |
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| Bloom Time | Early summer; longer in warm winter regions. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, North American Native, Attracts Pollinators, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Flower Attributes | Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Design Ideas | This Southwest native is at home in a desert, xeriscape or rock garden. It will add color and textural interest to cottage beds and borders if placed with other low water use perennials. Plant along dry streambeds, landscape boulders or in large Santa Fe-style clay pots. Plant en masse in the farther reaches of your garden along with other grasses for a colorful, native grassland design. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia); Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum); Sedum (Sedum); Crassula (Crassula); Westringia (Westringia) |
| Care Instructions | Easily grown in average to lean, well-drained soil. Water regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates moderate dry spells, but prefers periodic water. Feed in early spring. Remove spent bloom stalks for a neat appearance. Protect young, tender plants from rabbits and deer. |