tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post7654232255106385199..comments2024-03-16T22:08:36.509-05:00Comments on Rock-Oak-Deer: Plant ABC's - H is for Hesperaloe ParvifloraShirley Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-52531909114037552702012-04-25T12:58:32.499-05:002012-04-25T12:58:32.499-05:00The blooms likely depend on sunshine availability ...The blooms likely depend on sunshine availability which is not a problem here.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-79425881888114677392012-04-25T12:56:51.569-05:002012-04-25T12:56:51.569-05:00Yes and our deer are becoming so tame they won'...Yes and our deer are becoming so tame they won't leave the flowerbeds even when I bang on the watering can. So much for solving the deer problem.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-54422186337403997352012-04-25T12:55:12.611-05:002012-04-25T12:55:12.611-05:00Thanks Chris, good info for those in the desert.Thanks Chris, good info for those in the desert.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-14294908945844764792012-04-25T12:54:11.239-05:002012-04-25T12:54:11.239-05:00They were watered a few times through the drought,...They were watered a few times through the drought, but others around town survived. They were quite brown.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-92066204870320824262012-04-25T12:52:30.636-05:002012-04-25T12:52:30.636-05:00They are impressive although it took a few bad wea...They are impressive although it took a few bad weather years for me to fully appreciate them.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-25407641742791943982012-04-25T12:51:35.098-05:002012-04-25T12:51:35.098-05:00You have done a post on all the hesperaloe varieti...You have done a post on all the hesperaloe varieties you have encountered and it was not too long ago as I remember.<br /><br />I'm wondering what you would substitute for them. The whole row along the driveway was free. A few of them would have been $20 size at the nursery so it worked out well.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-55577612997822441182012-04-25T12:47:06.599-05:002012-04-25T12:47:06.599-05:00They root easily. Here in south Texas we avoid tr...They root easily. Here in south Texas we avoid transplanting anything in the hot summer months or winter months. Otherwise they should be fine.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-10411242024003265972012-04-25T12:17:11.633-05:002012-04-25T12:17:11.633-05:00I have one of these!! Is there a better time to tr...I have one of these!! Is there a better time to transplant these plants?<br />Thanks!hulaskirtbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-31066381134286071852012-04-25T09:45:07.652-05:002012-04-25T09:45:07.652-05:00Free hesperaloes! (even I've pulled out a coup...Free hesperaloes! (even I've pulled out a couple volunteers after a monsoon season or two) A number of species, I should post on the ones I see in the Abq-El Paso region. Unless I did and forgot?<br /><br />When I started my practice in 1995, I called them "red hesperaloe" instead of "red yucca", due to the prejudice against "yucca", most poorly-used. People heard "aloe", and suddenly it was OK. So much in the name!<br /><br />My goal - to design a landscape without using one Hesperaloe parviflora.Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-45294848560177413762012-04-24T16:08:15.627-05:002012-04-24T16:08:15.627-05:00I love this plant too. I planted 4 from transplan...I love this plant too. I planted 4 from transplants this winter and they are blooming - so bizarre...there was not a single root on them - it was like sticking sticks in the ground...or cut flowers or something. Well, clearly they rooted, as they are blooming 3 months later - AMAZING!Xericstylehttp://www.xericstyle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-23556612345569792002012-04-24T08:49:18.541-05:002012-04-24T08:49:18.541-05:00I love this plant. I just had to have one after s...I love this plant. I just had to have one after seeing them along the highway in Dallas. I knew they'd be a great easy-maintenance plant. I wonder if those made it through last year's drought, though. Great info on this plant. I didn't realize there was a giant one! That one really makes a statement!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-43356021567179375232012-04-23T23:42:43.309-05:002012-04-23T23:42:43.309-05:00Great photos of a great plant. I've got at lea...Great photos of a great plant. I've got at least 7 in my garden and while they haven't bloomed every year they still are a favorite for their structure.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-12382283829268841892012-04-23T16:27:03.026-05:002012-04-23T16:27:03.026-05:00This is one of my favorite plants. I like the str...This is one of my favorite plants. I like the structure and the toughness of it. Even without the bloomstalk, the plant is a good landscape plant. <br />The deer do eat the blooms, here. But then, our deer eat everything.Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-38383991998459487562012-04-23T16:08:26.360-05:002012-04-23T16:08:26.360-05:00These plants THRIVE here in Tucson. Plus the humm...These plants THRIVE here in Tucson. Plus the hummers love them right now:) Great plant for low maintenance landscaping....and xeric!! I'm in Zone 9 a/b.Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.com