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Dudleya candida
Coronados liveforever (Dudleya candida) is a rosette-forming succulent from the Coronado Islands off Baja California, with chalky white leaves and yellow flowers on red stalks. It grows best with bright light, sharp drainage, and watering during the winter growing season.
Dudleya candida is a species of perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names Coronados liveforever or chalk rose. It is a rosette-forming, green to white-colored leaf succulent, and in bloom yellow flowers atop red stalks stand above the foliage. It has some visual similarities to the mainland Dudleya brittonii, and has found uses in horticulture as an ornamental plant. It is restricted to the Coronado Islands, an island group off of the extreme northern Baja California coast, visible from the United States.
In cultivation, Dudleya candida will grow quickly and multiply over many years. Specimens will likely overgrow their pots, but can last many years. It may or may not be watered during summer dormancy, surviving regardless. Overhead watering will remove the white farina on the leaves, making it green. Plants will also need regular water during the winter months, which is their growing period. As this species is native to the maritime Coronado Islands, they are not very tolerant of excessive heat or cold.
A narrow-leaved horticultural form exists, and is often encountered much more frequently than the normal form in the horticultural trade. The normal form is often mislabeled and rare to find.
Dudleya candida is only found the Coronado Islands, an island group off of the northwestern corner of Baja California. It occurs on North and South Island.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dudleya candida 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.
