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Dudleya saxosa

A rosette-forming live-forever with yellow flowers, split into three isolated subspecies in the deserts and mountains of southern California, the Panamint Range, and central Arizona. It grows on rocks, makes its growth in the cool wet months and goes dormant in the summer heat.

Dudleya saxosa
Photo: Florian Boyd, CC BY-SA 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

Rocky slopes and crevices in desert mountains; subsp. aloides is in the Peninsular Ranges and desert mountains of southern California, subsp. saxosa in the Panamint Range, and subsp. collomiae in central Arizona.

Recorded at 40–2164 m (median 1128 m).

CaliforniaArizonaBaja California

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✓ 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
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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 2.0 licence, unmodified.