Light: Full sun to light shade; morning sun with afternoon shade is best in Phoenix. Avoid intense reflected heat from west-facing walls.
Water: Low water once established. Water deeply, then let soil dry between waterings; provide occasional supplemental irrigation during prolonged summer heat. Reduce watering in winter.
Soil: Well-drained sandy, gravelly, or loamy soil. Tolerates alkaline soil but struggles in persistently wet or compacted ground.
Mature size: 2–3 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide per rosette; colonies spread wider. Flower stalks typically reach 5–8 feet.
Bloom: Established plants may bloom in late spring to early summer; flowering is not guaranteed every year. Does not die after flowering like an agave.
Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen.
Growth rate: Slow to moderate.