Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya pulverulenta
Dramatic rosette of broad, chalk-white succulent leaves sending up arching red flower stalks for hummingbirds. Clings to cliffs and demands perfect drainage, never summer water on the crown. The succulent leaves have historically been chewed raw, but Dudleya species are a major target of illegal wild poaching for the succulent trade — California now fines poachers up to $40,000 per plant. Only ever source nursery-propagated plants, and never collect this (or any Dudleya) from the wild.
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA