Perpa Brakelights® Brake Lights Red Yucca

Brakelights® is the trade name for Hesperaloe parviflora cultivar ‘Perpa’, a compact red yucca selected for vivid, brake-light-red flowers. Its stiff, gray-green foliage forms a low clump, while the flower stalks rise above the leaves and carry color through the warm season. ## Form and Flower The foliage clump reaches about 2 feet tall and wide, with bloom stalks rising another 2–3 feet; other nursery listings give a mature range of 24–36 inches. Flowers appear from spring through summer, and the selection rarely forms seedpods, helping it flower more freely. See [Monrovia’s growing guide](https://www.monrovia.com/brakelights-red-yucca.html) and the [SiteOne product sheet](https://www.siteone.com/medias/sys_master/PimProductImages/assets/ProductAssets/US/NoBrand/specificationSheet/brakelights-red-yucca-portfolio-product-sheet/brakelights-red-yucca-portfolio-product-sheet.pdf). ## Siting and Care Choose full sun and lean, well-drained soil. Water regularly through the first growing season; once established, reduce watering and irrigate during extended dry spells. The plant is evergreen and suited to waterwise gardens in USDA Zones 5–10. ## Landscape Use Use Brakelights® in a sunny border, a repeated mass, or a roomy container where its red spikes can be seen. Its compact foliage also works near gravel paths and as a low ground-cover accent. ## Maintenance Cut spent flower stalks near the base when they begin to look untidy. Protect young plants from browsing animals while they establish.