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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| California Native (Plant List): Yes |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Coral |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Parentage: (Dudleya brittonii x D. pulverulenta?) |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Dudleya 'Palos Verdes' (White Live-Forever) - A beautiful large rosette-forming succulent with chalky-gray lance-shaped leaves and tall branching wands of salmon-orange flowers in late spring and early summer. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to very litte. Hardy to at least 25° F and likely hardy to below 20° F. This plant was found in a garden in Palos Verdes, California, though the plant had originally been purchased unnamed in a Santa Barbara retail nursery. The foliage of this plant looks a bit like Dudleya pulverulenta but with thicker white leaves and an upright-branching stout inflorescence that has stout pinkish stems and lanceolae bracts with salmon-colored flowers. It also appears to be much more garden friendly than D. pulverulenta which seems to perish if not planted on its side is very well-drained soil. We sent pictures of this plant around to Dudleya experts and one possibility suggested by Stephen McCabe, botanist and Curator of Succulents at UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, is that the plant is a hybrid between Dudleya brittonii and D. pulverulenta or even a second generation with this parentage. We are calling it 'Palos Verdes' for the garden it was found in.
Information displayed on this page about Dudleya 'Palos Verdes' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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