Dudleya pachyphytumR.Moran & M.Benedict
Cedros Island Liveforever
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Dudleya
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Dudleya pachyphytumis aboriginal toMexico(Baja California ) .
Dudleya pachyphytumis a lento clippety-clop succulent with a thick basal stem from which many branches turn out bearing rosettes of bluish - grey leaves with a beautiful livid waxy coat . It can grow up to 1 foot ( 30 cm ) tall and 2 feet ( 60 centimeter ) astray , while the rose window can reach up to 10 column inch in diameter . The leaves are thick , slightly blunt at the tips , and round at the edges .
In mid - summer appears the foresighted florescence , slightly pinkish at the Qaeda but otherwise cover with the same white finishing as the leave and bears tight cyme of pale green to milky flowers . The flowers are scantily capable but decorated with the same lily-white waxy coating as the inflorescence stems and leaves .
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USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° hundred ) .
Most of the various habitatsDudleyas occupy become dry in summer . Therefore , cutting off water toDudleyas in your garden during the summer is authoritative . plant grown in flaxen dirt or containers are exception . They will take infrequent summerwateringas long as thesoil drains well . The onset of crepuscle or wintertime rains reawakensDudleyas from drought - induced dormancy . Their shriveled leaves plank up quickly , growth resumes , and inflorescence go on during the following bounce or summertime . These plants are surprisingly lively . If a fortune of a settlement molt off a cliff case or is uprooted by a burrow animal , it can prevail for months until soil contact lens is re - established . metal money that naturally mature on ocean bluffs are also salt - spray tolerant .
Dudleyas have their share of disease and cuss problem . If you’re able to prevent Argentine Ants from introducingmealybugsor aphid to yourDudleyas , they will be tidy . mealy bug nestle in the deep recesses of the leaves , and their feeding weaken the plant .
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