California Native Plants23 Jun 2008 11:00 am
The Plant We’ve All Been Waiting For
Finally, we get to the Native succulent found in habitat along the Sonoma Coast that you knew was there, but just weren’t sure I had found. Well, now you know.
Dudleya farinosa, aka Sea Lettuce
This great plant looks quite different in our nursery, after years of cultivation. Larger leaves, don’t you know. But here you see that they’re sticklers for rocky surfaces. Rocks, even. Crevices with barely a dollop of soil to grow in.
Tomorrow I’ll post photos from a different stand of them. More exposed.
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April 3rd, 2013 at 10:20 pm
Re: Dudleya farinosa
Can you tell me how to care for this plant?
I have a cutting that I planted in 50% Perilite and 50% cactus soil. Keep soil barely moist with occasional mistings? Is this correct?
Any info would be great.
Kevin
April 4th, 2013 at 6:59 am
Kevin,
If you have a good cactus soil then you don’t need to add any perlite. Let the cutting dry for a week before planting it, then plant in dry soil. Generally from there you want to water it every two weeks through the spring and less in the summer since its a winter-growing succulent. No need to mist, since it won’t absorb the water through its leaves, but wet leaves can cause them to burn in full sun.
Peter