From Mexico, Calibanus hookeri has grass-like leaves arising from a short woody caudex that rapidly gets quite large. At Lotusland near Santa Barbara, seed was collected from a Calibanus hookeri that grew into a tall-stemmed species, prompting speculation that it crossed with Beaucarnea recurvata. The seeds for these plants came from that putative intergeneric hybrid. We suspect this hybrid is frost and drought resistant in Tucson and it is grown outside in southern California. We offer seedlings in 3-inch pots.