| Common Name |
New Mexico False Yucca, Giant Hesperaloe |
| Latin Name |
Hesperaloe funifera |
| Native Habitat |
Chihuahuan Desert, Texas, northeast New Mexico 0 to
7,600 feet |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
6 feet X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Light green, evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Sonoran |
| Ornamental Value |
White to yellow blooming stalk to 15 feet March through
May, cold marginal |
| Nature Value |
Cover for wildlife |
| Native American Uses |
Unknown |
| Links |
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| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HEFU2 |
| Seeds |
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Hesperaloe%20funifera&sref=78987 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Agavaceae/Hesperaloe_funifera.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/80511/ |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEFU2 |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/Hesperaloe/Hesperaloe.htm |
