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Dudleya acuminata
Also called Vizcaino Dudleya
Dudleya acuminata, the Vizcaino liveforever, is a rosette-forming succulent perennial from the Vizcaino Desert coast of Baja California and nearby islands, grown for its low water needs and reddish yellow spring flowers. Its main challenge is that young plants often die, so give them partial shade, fast-draining soil and careful watering.
Dudleya acuminata is a species of succulent perennial plant in the family Crassulaceae known by common name as the Vizcaino liveforever. A rosette-forming leaf succulent, it has reddish yellow flowers that emerge from April to May. It is native to the Pacific coast of the Vizcaino Desert on the Baja California Peninsula, and on neighboring islands.
Growers of the plant report that germination and growth during the first year is rapid, but mortality rates are high regardless of medium. It may benefit to place the plants under partial shade.
This species is endemic to the Baja California Peninsula and the surrounding islands. It occurs in extreme southern Baja California and northern Baja California Sur. It is also present on Cedros Island.
Abrams' liveforever · San Bernardino Mountains liveforever · Limestone dudleya · Dudleya cymosa subsp. costatifolia · Abrams' liveforever · White-flowered liveforever · Todos Santos liveforever · Anthony's Liveforever · Arizona Chalk Dudleya · Tapertip liveforever · Blochman's liveforever · Short Eaf Dudleya
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dudleya acuminata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
