Brake LightsBrake Lights Hesperaloe Bold Coral Blooms for Phoenix Landscapes If you want year round color that stops traffic, Brake Lights Hesperaloe (Hesperaloe x 'Little Giant') delivers. This compact, fast growing hybrid fires up 56 foot bloom stalks loaded with vivid coral pink to salmon flowers nearly every month of the year. Unlike most flowering plants in the Sonoran Desert, Brake Lights blooms in summer's peak heat making it a standout choice for

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set plants 7 feet on center so the clumps knit into a continuous wall of foliage within 3 to 5 years

A strong second planting window and the easiest time to divide clumps

This staked version is trained to a single trunk for an elegant

Winter (Dec-Jan): Fully deciduous and resting

Check for caliche — break through any hardpan layer for proper drainage (critical — Hesperaloe does not tolerate standing water)

spaced watering once established

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