The Cardboard Palm is a very versatile and ornamental plant that is native to the warm, sandy coastal plains of Mexico. It has very thick, striking round leaves that are slightly fuzzy and feel a bit like cardboard when rubbed. Its textured, upright clump of tightly overlapping leaves rise out of the centre of the plant, making a beautiful and attractive rosette. The foliage can grow up to 1.2 metres long and the fleshy trunk serves as water storage during a drought. It's very popular for landscaping and works well in environments such as coastal, rockery or container planting. This tough, hardy, low maintenance plant will grow in a full sun to partly shady position in a well-drained soil.

• Warning: Both the flowers and the seeds of this plant are poisonous.