Xeriscaping with Agave, Aloe, Cacti, Cactus, Echeveria, Euphorbia, Haworthia, Ice Plant, Mesemb, Yucca Agave Aeonium arboreum 'Swartzkopf' Aloe Lithops Cultivation Cacti Mexican Palo Verde Echeveria California Buckeye Euphorbia Aloe vera Haworthia Island Dudleya Ice Plants Yucca Agave Family Agavaceae. Native to arid and semiarid areas from the southwestern U.S. to Peru.
Most species occur in Mexico.
The thick fibrous leaves form tight rosettes that vary from 7 cm to over 4 m in diameter. The plant, exhausted after producing the huge inflorescence, dies after flowering. It is replaced by offsets and seed, although some species do not offset and reproduce from seed only. Most agaves are too large to be grown in pots, but the many dwarf forms are becoming better known. The larger species are popular in the landscape in milder climates.