2 starters for $5 Easy porch pick up Easy to care Come with biodegradable starter pots: just pop it in your larger pots- Done! Great for nasal congestion as a natural remedy Mother of Million is known by numerous other names – Mexican Hat Plant, Alligator Plant, and Devil’s Backbone. A native of Madagascar, the plant is a succulent that grows up from one stem. The large blue-green leaves are pointed and narrow and grow up to 6-inches long and 3-inches wide. The plant itself can grow as tall as 18 to 35-inches if you let it.