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New Mexico False Yucca

Hesperaloe funifera
native · Central Texas

New Mexico False Yucca is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 6 ft tall. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white and yellow in Mar–May.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Shrub
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
About 6 ft
Bloom
Mar–May · white, yellow

Where it grows

5 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.