Dudleya variegata

A small, summer-deciduous Dudleya of coastal San Diego County and northwestern Baja California that grows from an underground corm-like stem. Leaves appear with the autumn rains, it flowers yellow in April to June, then dies back to the tuber and sits bone-dry through summer.

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

Dry hillsides and mesas in coastal sage scrub, chamise and scrub-oak chaparral, typically on clay lenses and around vernal pools, among grasses and low shrubs.

Mostly below about 300 m; the records span 10–1263 m with a median of 213 m.

CaliforniaBaja California

🔒 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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