15 Apr 2024

Texas Red Yucca’s Charm and Elegance


Sometimes you don’t even have to leave home to see beautiful native flowers. I remember when we were in COVID-19 quarantine in 2020. I often looked around in our own yard to see what was out there.

Whether birds or flowers, there is always something to admire. In April, Texas Red Yucca starts to bloom. I had never looked at one very closely until I captured these images. I took the macro above to show the detail and delicate nature of these flowers that hummingbirds love so much. Texas Red Yucca is one of the best drought-tolerant flowering succulents. They don’t need much water. It loves full sun and blooms all summer long.

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18 Responses

  1. restlessjo
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    The wonders of nature! That close up is a beauty, Egidio.

  2. carabeinsplash
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    What a beautiful macro shot! I love macros. It’s like seeing into another world.

    • Egídio Leitão
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      Thank you (pardon, I don’t know your name). Discovering things I can’t see with the naked eye is one big attraction of macros. You are right on spot about “seeing into another world.”

  3. Rebecca Cuningham
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    Hope you get a lot of hummingbirds!

  4. Khürt Williams
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    I grew up in the Eastern Caribbean (St. Vincent and The Grenadines) where yuca (one C) is a staple food also called cassava.

    I have never heard of Texas Red Yucca. My web search shows that Texas Red Yucca is not a yucca.

    • Egídio Leitão
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      Khürt, thank you for your comments. In Brazil, cassava is also a staple food. Your search led to the Wildflower Center here in Austin, where I volunteer weekly. So many plants and animals have a misleading name.

  5. sandyjwhite
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    So beautiful!

  6. Ritva Sillanmäki Photography
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    Covid, was great in that way, made us look near for beauty. Lovely flowers

    • Egídio Leitão
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      Thanks, Ritva. Yes, I began my macro journey during COVID.

  7. margaret21
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    It’s good to see Texas as a place of flowers. It’s just not the image the state has in Britain.

    • Egídio Leitão
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      Thanks, Margaret. That perception of Texas is arguably the same around the world. My family in Brazil is always surprised when I show things that are not cowboy related.

  8. Tra Italia e Finlandia
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    Proprio elegante!

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