These are drought tolerant and would be perfect in. The leaves spring from these structures and are lance shaped and silver spotted with purple undersides. Allow the top inch to dry out before irrigating in spring and summer.
Initially, I identified it as Drimiopsis, but that turned out to be a synonym. Such was the case of a little plant that quickly became a favorite. Slugs and snails ignore it, and nothing to my knowledge has ever nibbled on it.