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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| California Native (Plant List): Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F |
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Dudleya edulis (Ladies' Fingers) - A wonderful small succulent with clustering rosettes of upright, fleshy, gray-green, rounded "finger-like" leaves, sometimes with red tinged tips, up to 10 inches tall and spreading like a mat. In early summer appear the lightly fragrant star-shaped white flowers with yellow centers on low arching stems. Plant in full coastal sun to light shade inland in a well drained soil and keep fairly dry in summer. Hardy to around 10 °F. This plant is native to San Diego County in California and south into northern Baja. Great as a groundcover, hill stabilizer, or for use with boulders or in the border of a dry garden. The name edulis comes from early California use. Called Mission Lettuce, the leaves of Dudleya edulis were eaten raw and considered a delicacy and the stems were eaten for their moisture content but left a chalky taste in the mouth. (from "Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants" by Stephen Facciola, 1990)
The information about Dudleya edulis that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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