Dudleya virens

The island live-forever, a strap-leaved rosette succulent of coastal bluffs on the southern California Channel Islands, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Guadalupe Island. It grows in mild, foggy, frost-free coastal air: wet in winter, dry in summer, in full sun or light shade.

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

Coastal bluffs, rocky slopes and cliff faces near the sea, in maritime scrub kept mild and humid by marine fog.

Recorded at 2–483 m, median 30 m; most plants sit on sea cliffs and low coastal slopes.

CaliforniaSanta Catalina IslandSan Clemente IslandSan Nicolas IslandGuadalupe Island

🔒 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.