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Dudleya candida

A white, powdery rosette succulent restricted to the Coronado Islands off the northern Baja California coast. Mature plants form mounds of 200 or more rosettes. It grows in winter and rests in summer, and it lives in mild maritime air, so it dislikes both hard frost and heat.

Dudleya candida
Photo: Michael Wolf (Webseite), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Rocky slopes and cliffs on North and South Coronado Islands, in coastal scrub exposed to sun, sea wind and fog.

Island slopes from near sea level upward; few records carry an elevation.

Baja CaliforniaCoronado Islands

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.