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Canyon Dudleya
( Dudleya cymosa )
Dudleya cymosa
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About Canyon Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa)
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Dudleya cymosa
is a succulent plant known by the common name canyon live-forever. It is a distinctive plant sending up erect red-orange stems from a gray-green basal rosette. The small yellowish-red thimble-shaped flowers top the stems in large flower cluster. The plant is found in rocky areas in the low elevation mountains of California and southern Oregon. Some subspecies are considered threatened locally. Hummingbirds love this plant.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Succulent
Size
3.6 - 6 in tall
4 - 6 in wide
Form
Spreading
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Evergreen
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant
Flower Color
Orange, Red, Yellow, Brown
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Hummingbirds, butterlies
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 2
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
Part Shade, Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Never irrigate once established
Nurseries
Carried by 33
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -10 - 0° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Rocky cliffs, steep clay slopes. Soil PH: 6 - 8
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens
Companion Plants
A great plant for rock gardens with other small plants that won't overwhelm it, such as Yarrow (
Achillea millefolium
),
Sea Pink
(
Armeria maritima
), Clustered Field
Sedge
(
Carex praegracilis
), Sulphur
Buckwheat
(
Eriogonum umbellatum
),
Wild Strawberry
(Fragraria species),
California Aster
(
Lessingia filaginifolia
), Mints (
Monardella species
),
Clinopodium species
,
Sisyrinchium species
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky outcrops, slopes, talus
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 76.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.45", Coldest Month: 26.6" - 54.3", Hottest Month: 45.7" - 82.0", Humidity: 0.42" - 33.28", Elevation: 34" - 11089"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Canyon Live-forever, Canyon Liveforever, Rock Lettuce
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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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