| Species with leathery leaves such as agaves, aloes, echeverias and sanseverias are the obvious choice because they can tolerate extremes of heat, cold and drought. |
| Succulent plants such as agaves, aloes, and echeverias are often associated with heat-loving landscapes. |
| I water this on the pots of succulents – aeoniums, echeverias – that I set out in late May. |
| Echeverias are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes. |
| Then there is the fleshy drama of yuccas, echeverias, dasylirion and prickly pears. |
