Genera: A
29 speciesAdenium
ApocynaceaeThe desert rose rests leafless in winter – give almost no water then. Its sap is toxic.Adromischus
CrassulaceaeIts leaves snap off easily, but each one can be rooted into a new plant.Aeonium
CrassulaceaeWinter-growing: water in the cool season and keep it drier in summer heat.Agave
AsparagaceaeFlowers only once and the rosette then dies; the leaf tips are razor sharp – mind your eyes.
Succulent · AsparagaceaeCentury plantAgave americana
Succulent · AsparagaceaeFox tail agaveAgave attenuata
Succulent · AsparagaceaeThread agaveAgave filifera
Succulent · AsparagaceaeParry's agaveAgave parryi
Succulent · AsparagaceaeButterfly agaveAgave potatorum
Succulent · AsparagaceaeAgave striatano common name
Succulent · AsparagaceaeQueen Victoria agaveAgave victoriae-reginaeAloe
AsphodelaceaeMany species flower in winter; the leaf latex (aloin) is toxic to pets.
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeKrantz aloeAloe arborescens
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeShort-leaved aloeAloe brevifolia
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeCape aloeAloe ferox
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeSpider aloeAloe humilis
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeTiger tooth aloeAloe juvenna
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeSpiral aloeAloe polyphylla
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeCoral aloeAloe striata
Succulent · AsphodelaceaeAloe veraAloe vera