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Dudleya blochmaniae is a succulent plant known by the common name Blochman's liveforever or Blochman's dudleya. This plant is native to California and Baja California, where it grows along the coastline. It grows somewhat erect, with cone-shaped, horn-shaped, or triangular succulent leaves along its stem. The plant may be brown, reddish-purple, or greenish. It bears a branching flower cluster with a few flowers per branch, each opening into a star-shaped bloom with five pointed white petals, sometimes with streaks of red. Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Size

4 - 8 in Tall

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Color

White, Green, Red, Purple, Brown

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Site type

Open places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub

Hummingbirds
Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Moss' Elfin

Callophrys mossii

Sonoran Blue

Philotes sonorensis