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Dudleya nesiotica

The Santa Cruz Island liveforever, a small mat-forming Dudleya known only from one coastal bluff area at the west end of Santa Cruz Island, California. It grows in winter and early spring on fog-cooled, windswept ground and goes dormant through the dry summer.

Dudleya nesiotica
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Low mats on rocky, exposed, windswept coastal terrace and bluff ground, in open sun with frequent marine fog.

Recorded 0–30 m, median 9 m, right on the coast.

California (Santa Cruz Island)

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.