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Hesperaloe funifera

A large, stiff-leaved rosette plant of the Chihuahuan Desert in northeastern Mexico and western Texas, with fibrous leaf margins and tall stalks of pale flowers. It is tough, heat-loving and frost-hardy, needing full sun and dry winters.

Hesperaloe funifera
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Desert scrub and grassland on limestone plains, slopes and alluvial flats.

Recorded from 250 to 1,685 m, median about 750 m.

Mexico NortheastTexas

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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