Santa Barbara Island liveforever is a rare, evergreen succulent in the Crassulaceae found only on Santa Barbara Island, California, where it grows on rocky bluffs. It forms rosettes of fleshy, pale green leaves and needs sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry fully between waterings; avoid wet winter soil.
Soil
Fast-draining gritty mix, such as cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
California (Santa Barbara I.)
Climate
subtropical
About
Dudleya traskiae (originally spelled Dudleya traskae) is a rare succulent plant known by the common name Santa Barbara Island liveforever. Dudleya is endemic to Santa Barbara Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, where it grows on rocky bluffs. The plant has a basal rosette of flat, spade-shaped fleshy leaves up to 15 centimeters long, which are pale green to yellowish. It erects tall stems bearing dense, rounded inflorescences of many bright yellow flowers.
Where it grows
The genus Dudleya is primarily Californian, though it also extends north into southern Oregon, east to central Arizona and southern Nevada, and south to the tip of Baja California, Mexico. Dudleya taxa occur on each of the eight Channel Islands. Dudleya traskiae is known only from Santa Barbara Island, California.
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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.