Yellow Yucca: Southwest Native with Towering Yellow Blooms

Yellow Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora 'Yellow')

A clumping succulent native to the Southwest, Yellow Yucca produces tall wands (4–5 feet) of bright yellow, waxy, inch-long trumpet flowers from early spring through fall—a hummingbird magnet. Thick, sword-shaped, gray-green foliage forms a dense clump 2–3 feet tall and wide. Use as a single specimen or mass for a magnificent bloom show. Succulent perennial. Monrovia selection.

Spectacular Bloom

The flower spikes are the star: 4–5 feet tall, lined with bright yellow, tubular flowers that bloom for months. Hummingbirds adore them. The foliage is a handsome, gray-green clump of stiff, sword-like leaves. Unlike true yuccas, Hesperaloe has no sharp spines on leaf tips—safer for gardens. Clumping habit expands slowly.

Growing Requirements

• Light: Full sun. Essential for flowering.
• Height: Foliage 2–3 feet; flower spikes 4–5 feet (2 feet or less for foliage clump).
• Spread: 3–5 feet (clumping).
• Soil: Very well-drained, gritty. Native to limestone soils.
• Water: Low. Xeric once established.

Garden Applications

Stunning as a specimen in xeriscapes, rock gardens, and native plantings. Mass for a spectacular yellow bloom display. The long bloom season (spring–fall) provides consistent hummingbird food. Excellent in large containers. Combine with agaves, sotols, and penstemons. Deer resistant.

Care

Very low maintenance. Cut flower stalks to base after bloom. Remove dead foliage. Excellent drainage critical. Drought-tolerant once established. Long-lived.

Yellow Yucca—towering yellow trumpet flowers for months on a tough, hummingbird-friendly Southwest native.