Light: Full sun to light shade; in Phoenix, afternoon shade helps limit summer leaf scorch. Acclimate nursery-grown plants gradually to direct sun.
Water: Low water once established. Water deeply but infrequently during warm weather, allowing soil to dry between waterings. Reduce watering substantially in winter; avoid keeping the crown wet.
Soil: Very well-drained sandy, gravelly, or rocky soil. Use a raised mound where native soil is compacted or drains poorly.
Mature size: Approximately 15–25 feet tall and 6–10 feet wide, excluding the flower stalk; size varies with growing conditions.
Bloom: Blooms once after many years to decades. The flowering rosette dies afterward; small plantlets produced on the flower stalk can be used for propagation.
Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen.
Growth rate: Slow to moderate; faster with warmth and appropriate supplemental watering.