Dudleya stolonifera

The Laguna Beach liveforever is a small stoloniferous Dudleya found only on north-facing sandstone cliffs in the San Joaquin Hills of Orange County, California. It is federally threatened. It grows through the cool, foggy winter and spring and is semi-dormant in the dry summer. Grow only nursery-propagated plants.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on steep, often vertical or overhanging north-facing sandstone cliffs in coastal sage scrub and chaparral, sharing them with mosses, lichens and California polypody.

Recorded elevations are 8 to 244 m (median 125 m).

CaliforniaOrange County

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.