
Blue fox tail agave
Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'
Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'

Beaked yucca
Yucca rostrata
Yucca rostrata

Kiwi aeonium
Aeonium 'Kiwi'
Aeonium 'Kiwi'

Purple prickly pear
Opuntia violacea var. santa rita
Opuntia violacea var. santa rita

Blue Flame agave
Agave 'Blue Flame'
Agave 'Blue Flame'

Ghost plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Graptopetalum paraguayense

Blue Glow agave
Agave 'Blue Glow'
Agave 'Blue Glow'

White-striped century plant
Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'
Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'

Felt plant
Kalanchoe beharensis
Kalanchoe beharensis

Coral aloe
Aloe striata
Aloe striata

Dudleya species
Dudleya
Dudleya

Golden barrel cactus
Echinocactus grusonii
Echinocactus grusonii
Description
Many of these plants are well adapted to heat, aridity and summer drought. They do best in loose, fast draining soils. Many are among the best choices for use in containers and for low maintenance plantings. All are easily suited to Mediterranean and southwestern style gardens where the can be sustained with low to very low amounts of supplemental water throughout the summer. They are often placed on banks and mounds in combination with boulders and stone. Decomposed granite and pea gravel is often used to cover the soil and to complement the character of these plants.
Plant List

Artichoke agave + var
Botanical Name: Agave parryiPlant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Beaked yucca
Botanical Name: Yucca rostrataPlant Type: Yucca
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 6 ft. - 15 ft. Width: 6 ft.

Blue Flame agave
Botanical Name: Agave 'Blue Flame'Plant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Blue fox tail agave
Botanical Name: Agave attenuata 'Boutin Blue'Plant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Blue Glow agave
Botanical Name: Agave 'Blue Glow'Plant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 18 in. - 20 in. Width: 18 in. - 20 in.

Desert spoon
Botanical Name: Dasylirion wheeleriPlant Type: Yucca
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 4 ft. - 7 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 7 ft.

Fox tail agave
Botanical Name: Agave attenuataPlant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 3 ft. - 5 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Mexican grass tree
Botanical Name: Dasylirion quadrangulatumPlant Type: Yucca
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 8 ft. - 10 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 12 ft.

Octopus agave
Botanical Name: Agave vilmorinianaPlant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 5 ft. - 6 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 6 ft.

Our Lord’s candle
Botanical Name: Hesperoyucca whippleiPlant Type: Yucca, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 6 ft.

Queen Victoria agave
Botanical Name: Agave victoriae-reginaePlant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 1 ft. - 2 ft. Width: 1 ft. - 2 ft.

Spider agave
Botanical Name: Agave bracteosaPlant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 12 in. - 15 in.

White-striped century plant
Botanical Name: Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'Plant Type: Agave
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.
Aloes

Blue Elf aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe 'Blue Elf'Plant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 15 in. - 18 in. Width: 24 in.

Coral aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe striataPlant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 12 in. - 24 in. Width: 12 in. - 24 in.

Fan aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe plicatilisPlant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 5 ft. - 6 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 6 ft.

Golden toothed aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe x nobilisPlant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 24 in. - 30 in. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.

Medicinal aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe veraPlant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 18 in. - 24 in. Width: 18 in. - 24 in.

Torch aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe arborescensPlant Type: Aloe
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 6 ft. - 12 ft. Width: 10 ft. - 12 ft.

Tree aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe barberaePlant Type: Tree
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 20 ft. - 30 ft. Width: 15 ft. - 20 ft.
Cacti

Apple cactus
Botanical Name: Cereus peruvianusPlant Type: Cacti
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 10 ft. - 12 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 12 ft.

Golden barrel cactus
Botanical Name: Echinocactus grusoniiPlant Type: Cacti
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 12 in. - 24 in. Width: 18 in. - 30 in.

Indian fig
Botanical Name: Opuntia ficus-indicaPlant Type: Cacti
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 10 ft. - 18 ft. Width: 10 ft. - 18 ft.

Prickly pear, Nopal
Botanical Name: Opuntia robustaPlant Type: Cacti
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 12 ft. - 15 ft. Width: 12 ft. - 15 ft.

Purple prickly pear
Botanical Name: Opuntia violacea var. santa ritaPlant Type: Cacti
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.
Succulents

Afterglow echeveria
Botanical Name: Echeveria 'Afterglow'Plant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun
Height: 6 in. - 8 in. Width: 10 in. - 12 in.

Black rose aeonium
Botanical Name: Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'Plant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Blue chalksticks
Botanical Name: Senecio serpensPlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 6 in. - 8 in. Width: 1 ft. - 2 ft.

Blue finger
Botanical Name: Senecio talinoides ssp. mandraliscaePlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 12 in. - 18 in. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.

Blue rose echeveria
Botanical Name: Echeveria imbricataPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun
Height: 6 in. - 12 in. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Candelabra tree
Botanical Name: Euphorbia ingensPlant Type: Tree
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 15 ft. - 25 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 15 ft.

Coppertone stonecrop
Botanical Name: Sedum nussbaumerianumPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 12 in. - 15 in. Width: 18 in.

Dudleya species
Botanical Name: DudleyaPlant Type: Succulent, Native
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 6 in. - 18 in. Width: 12 in. - 18 in.

Elephant food
Botanical Name: Portulacaria afraPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 6 ft. - 8 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 8 ft.

Felt plant
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe beharensisPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 5 ft. - 7 ft. Width: 5 ft. - 7 ft.

Flapjack plant
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe luciaePlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 12 in. - 18 in. Width: 12 in. - 18 in.

Ghost plant
Botanical Name: Graptopetalum paraguayensePlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 12 in. - 15 in. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Haworth aeonium
Botanical Name: Aeonium haworthiiPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Jade plant + cvs
Botanical Name: Crassula ovataPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 6 ft. - 9 ft. Width: 6 ft. - 9 ft.

Kiwi aeonium
Botanical Name: Aeonium 'Kiwi'Plant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft. Width: 1 ft. - 2 ft.

Lady’s slipper
Botanical Name: Pedilanthus macrocarpusPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.

Pork and beans
Botanical Name: Sedum x rubrotinctumPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 6 in. - 8 in. Width: 12 in. - 15 in.

Propeller plant
Botanical Name: Crassula perfoliata var. falcataPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 1 ft. - 2 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Rock purslane
Botanical Name: Cistanthe grandifloraPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 12 in. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.

Silver dollar plant
Botanical Name: Crassula arborescensPlant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun
Height: 3 ft. - 4 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 4 ft.

Sticks on Fire
Botanical Name: Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on Fire'Plant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 4 ft. - 8 ft. Width: 3 ft. - 5 ft.

Sunburst aeonium
Botanical Name: Aeonium 'Sunburst'Plant Type: Succulent
Water Needs: Low 2
Exposure: Morning sun, All day sun, Partial sun
Height: 1 ft. - 2 ft. Width: 2 ft. - 3 ft.
Ice Plants

Orange ice plant
Botanical Name: Lampranthus aurantiacusPlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent, Iceplant
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 15 in. - 18 in. Width: 4 ft. - 5 ft.

Pink ice plant
Botanical Name: Lampranthus deltoidesPlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent, Iceplant
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 10 in. - 12 in. Width: 24 in. - 30 in.

Purple ice plant
Botanical Name: Lampranthus productusPlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent, Iceplant
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 15 in. - 18 in. Width: 18 in. - 24 in.

Rosea ice plant
Botanical Name: Drosanthemum floribundumPlant Type: Ground cover, Succulent, Iceplant
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 4 in. - 6 in. Width: 5 ft. - 6 ft.

White trailing ice plant
Botanical Name: Delosperma 'Alba'Plant Type: Ground cover, Succulent, Iceplant
Water Needs: Low 1
Exposure: All day sun
Height: 6 in. - 12 in. Width: 18 in. - 24 in.