Dudleya edulis
San Diego Dudleya, String bean plant, Fingertips and Lady Fingers.
Lady Fingers (Dudleya edulis) is a succulent that gets about one foot wide and tall with round leaves about as thick as a pencil.The white flowers cover the succulent foliage. This Dudleya is native in San Diego Co. and has done fine here at temp. as low as 10 deg. F.. At 0 part of the plant froze. I have seen it only once in the wild in Spring Valley growing on sandstone rocks in full sun, the associated Zauschnerias and mosses showed the site is very wet in winter and hot and dusty in summer.
Dudleya edulis tolerates sand and clay.
Dudleya edulis is great for a bird garden.
Foliage of Dudleya edulis has color lt-green and is evergreen.
Flower of Dudleya edulis has color white.
Communities for Dudleya edulis:Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub.
| ph: | 6.00 to 8.00 |
|---|---|
| usda: | 7 to 10 |
| height[m]: | 0.30 to 0.30 |
| width[m]: | 0.20 to 0.50 |
| rainfall[cm]: | 31.00 to 77.00 |
