Dudleya albifloraRose
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Cotyledon albiflora , Dudleya moranii , Echeveria albiflora
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Dudleya
Dudleya albiflorais aboriginal toMexico . It occurs in central and southern Baja California and Cedros , Natividad , and Espiritu Santo Islands .
Dudleya albiflorais a lowly succulent that forms rosettes of slender , point leaves that radiate out and slimly up . The rosettes can arise up to 2.4 inch ( 6 cm ) in diam and produce offset , forming clumps over 28 inch ( 70 cm ) in diameter . The leaves are bright green or glaucous , sometimes with a red speck . They can measure up to 2.5 column inch ( 6.25 curium ) long and 0.6 inch ( 1.5 cm ) wide .
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The buzzer - shaped , pure ashen flowers appear in cluster on svelte , crimson chaff that can grow up to 18 inches ( 45 curium ) long from springiness to early summertime .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( -6.7 ° century ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) .
Most of the various habitatsDudleyas occupy become dry in summertime . Therefore , cutting off weewee toDudleyas in your garden during the summertime is important . Plants develop in sandy ground or containers are exceptions . They will assume infrequent summerwateringas long as thesoil drains well . The oncoming of fall or winter rains reawakensDudleyas from drouth - induced sleeping . Their sear farewell plump up rapidly , growth resumes , and flowering occurs during the following spring or summertime . These plant are amazingly lively . If a portion of a colony sloughs off a drop side or is uprooted by a burrow animate being , it can persevere for month until soil contact is re - established . Species that naturally farm on ocean bluffs are also salinity - spray tolerant .
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Dudleyas have their share of disease and pestilence problems . If you could prevent Argentine Ants from introducingmealybugsor aphids to yourDudleyas , they will be healthier . Mealybugs nestle in the deep recess of the leaf , and their alimentation weakens the plant .
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