Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Succulents
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 4-6' x 4-7'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping, Rosette, Upright, Vase
Native To: Mexico, Texas
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Cream / White
Bloom Time: Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Hedge / Interesting Foliage / Screen / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 7-9, 11-13, 18-21
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-11
Hesperaloe funifera is an evergreen succulent with an upright, clumping, vase-shaped, rosette habit and featuring stiff, linear, lime-to-blue-green leaves with coarse, peeling white marginal threads, and with creamy-white flowers on 10-15-foot branching flower spikes. Uses include focal point, barrier, mass planting, streetscape. Thrives in desert and seacoast conditions. Prefers full sun; low tolerance for heavy shade. It requires fast-draining, sandy, gravelly, or rocky soil. Low water use at installation and very low water use once established. Highly drought-resistant. Fire-retardant properties. Highly resistant to Verticillium wilt. Deer-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
Hesperaloe funifera is an evergreen succulent with an upright, clumping, vase-shaped, rosette habit and featuring stiff, linear, lime-to-blue-green leaves with coarse, peeling white marginal threads, and with creamy-white flowers on 10-15-foot branching flower spikes. Uses include focal point, barrier, mass planting, streetscape. Thrives in desert and seacoast conditions. Prefers full sun; low tolerance for heavy shade. It requires fast-draining, sandy, gravelly, or rocky soil. Low water use at installation and very low water use once established. Highly drought-resistant. Fire-retardant properties. Highly resistant to Verticillium wilt. Deer-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
