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Dudleya ingens
Also called Giant Dudleya, Giant Liveforever
Dudleya ingens is a large perennial succulent from coastal and foothill Baja California, grown for its rosettes and tall red flower stems. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and very little summer water.
Dudleya ingens is a species of perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae commonly known as the rock liveforever or Baja liveforever. A relatively large member of the genus Dudleya, this species has long green succulent leaves, and in April to June is characterized by pale yellow to white pink-tinged flowers topping tall, reddish inflorescences. It has a stem clothed densely with old, leathery leaves, and the inflorescence may be nodding, with the floral branches bearing the flowers tending to unfurl like the fronds of a fern. It is similar in appearance to Dudleya brittonii, but differs in range and chromosome number. This species is endemic to the state of Baja California in Mexico, being found from Santo Tomás to the southern coast of the state.
This species finds suitable use as a rock or container garden plant. It grows well in full sun with well-drained soil and very infrequent summer irrigation. It is cold hardy to 25 °F (−4 °C) and is drought tolerant. The leaves are evergreen, and in spring to early summer the red stems bearing pale yellow to white flowers appear. Leaves may be green or covered with red spots.
Dudleya ingens occurs mostly along the coast and foothills of northwestern Baja California, from the vicinity of Santo Tomás and San Vicente south to Puerto Faro San José. It occurs from the coastal plain to as far inland as the western slope of the Sierra de San Pedro Martir, with the inland form taking on a markedly different appearance, but intermediate plants found between. Plants may vary from locality to locality, near Punta Colonet approaching the appearance of Dudleya brittonii.
Abrams' liveforever · San Bernardino Mountains liveforever · Limestone dudleya · Dudleya cymosa subsp. costatifolia · Abrams' liveforever · Vizcaino liveforever · White-flowered liveforever · Todos Santos liveforever · Anthony's Liveforever · Arizona Chalk Dudleya · Tapertip liveforever · Blochman's liveforever
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dudleya ingens 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.
