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Fingertips
( Dudleya edulis )
Dudleya edulis
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About Fingertips (Dudleya edulis)
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A succulent plant known by the common name Fingertips, Lady Fingers, and Dead Man's Fingers. This Dudleya is in the Subgenus Stylophyllum which features flowers held wide-open and is fly or bee pollinated. This plant is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in rocky sandstone soils of the coastal and inland areas. The fingertips are made up fleshy, snakelike leaves growing vertically from just below ground level. The finger-like leaves are pale green or yellow green, cylindrical and pointed, growing up to 8 inches tall. The tips of the fingers often turn orange or red during the summer. The plant bears a branching flower cluster with several terminal branches each bearing up to 10 or 11 flowers. The flowers have pointed white petals about 0.5 inch long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Succulent
Size
4.2 - 8 in tall
1 ft wide
Form
Fountain
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Evergreen
Fragrance
None
Flower Color
Cream, Pink, White
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Hummingbirds
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
Part Shade, Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 36
Ease of Care
Very Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 10° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium
Soil Description
While it appears to be tolerant of a variety garden soils, it is found in the wild almost entirely in sandstone soils. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Groundcovers, Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens
Companion Plants
California Fuchsia,
California Box Thorn
, Sea Dahlia, Sea
Cliff Buckwheat
, various cactus species
Propagation
?
Propagation by seed is difficult as the seeds are very fine and dust-like. For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Sunset Zones
?
14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Sandstone bluffs, marine terraces, rocky slopes, ledges, canyons and mesas on the coastal side of the mountains of San Diego, Orange and Riverside Counties; especially common in close proximity to the coast
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.5" - 32.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 1.89", Coldest Month: 39.6" - 56.6", Hottest Month: 65.1" - 79.2", Humidity: 1.33" - 25.09", Elevation: 6" - 5231"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Dead Man's Fingers, Lady Fingers
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Dudleya edulis
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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