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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' - 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.
This information about Dudleya 'Palos Verdes' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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