Carried by 3 nurseries
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Dudleya abramsii is a succulent plant known by the common name Abrams' liveforever. It is native to California and northern Baja California, where it grows in rocky areas in a number of habitat types. It is a fleshy perennial forming a small basal cluster of leaves around a central caudex. The thick, waxy leaves are triangular to oblong and usually pointed, reaching up to 11 centimeters in length, but often remaining much smaller. The entire rosette is generally only a few centimeters wide. The flower cluster is a mostly erect, branching stem lined with pointed leafs and bearing up to 15 flowers. The flower has five small, thick sepals at the base of five pale yellow petals each about a centimeter long.
Perennial herb, Succulent
4 - 8 in Tall
Yellow
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Rocky outcrops
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 3 likely
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Moss' Elfin
Callophrys mossii
Sonoran Blue
Philotes sonorensis