Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Dudleya palmeri (S.Watson) Britton & Rose |
Bibliography | Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 24 (1903) |
Native Range | sw. California |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | rosettes 10-20cm, leaves green, oblong, acute, sometimes farinose, stem leaves triangular-ovate, acute, cyme compound, pyramidal, petals 11-16mm, acute |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | red, orange |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Cotyledon palmeri S.Watson Echeveria palmeri (S.Watson) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |