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Coast Dudleya
( Dudleya caespitosa )
Dudleya caespitosa
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About Coast Dudleya (Dudleya caespitosa)
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Dudleya caespitosa
is a succulent plant known by several common names, including sealettuce, sand lettuce, and coast dudleya. It is endemic to California, where it grows along the coastline from San Francisco to Los Angeles. This dudleya starts from a rosette up to 20 centimeters wide, containing up to 30 leaves. The leaves are fleshy, pale green, and cone-shaped to oblong, one or two centimeters wide and almost a centimeter thick. The stem is a caudex which grows erect up to about 20 centimeters in height before branching into the flower cluster. Its color is variable, from green to red and yellow shades. At the top is a tall flower cluster which may hold 10 or 15 flowers on each of several branches. The flowers are bright yellow with pointed petals. References:Dudleya and Hassenthaus Handbook, Paul Thompson 1993
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Succulent
Size
3.6 - 8.4 in tall
4 - 6 in wide
Form
Spreading
Dormancy
Summer Semi-Deciduous
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3
likely
* )
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Sonoran Blue
Philotes sonorensis
Philotes sonorensis
*
Moss' Elfin
Callophrys mossii
Callophrys mossii
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 37
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25 - 30° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Rocky cliffs. Soil PH: 5 - 7
Common uses
Groundcovers, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens
Companion Plants
Bluff Lettuce
(
Dudleya farinosa
),
Yellow Stonecrop
(
Sedum spathulifolium
),
Red Maids
(
Calandrinia ciliata
), dwarf or low growing
Chamise
(
Adenostoma fasciculatum
),
Giant Coreopsis
(
Leptosyne gigantea
), low growing
Coyote Bush
(
Baccharis pilularis
), Coast Eriogonum (
Eriogonum latifolium
), Seaside
Fleabane
(
Erigeron glaucus
),
Coastal Sagewort
(
Artemisia pycnocephala
)
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Sunset Zones
?
9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Coastal cliffs
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.7" - 45.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 0.71", Coldest Month: 43.7" - 56.2", Hottest Month: 57.4" - 76.4", Humidity: 0.29" - 19.59", Elevation: -253" - 3288"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Sand Lettuce, Sand-lettuce, Sealettuce
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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