Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Dudleya variegata is a succulent plant known by the common name variegated liveforever. It is native to Baja California and adjacent San Diego County, California, where it grows in several habitat types, including chaparral and vernal pools. It is a fleshy perennial forming a small basal cluster of leaves around a small stem. The thick leaves are spoon-shaped to oblong to spherical or globular. The flower cluster is a mostly erect, branching stem up to 20 centimeters tall splitting into branches nearly as long. Each branch bears several flowers with fleshy triangular sepals and longer yellow petals.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Size

4 - 8 in Tall

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Color

Yellow

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones

14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Site type

Dry hillsides, mesas

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Freshwater Marsh, Valley Grassland

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