Dudleya “Frank Reinelt” is a coastal variety of D. caespitosa, so you know it will grow well for you, assuming you are coastal too, since we are the Bay Area, so named after the coastal feature that defines it.
California Native Succulents
Monkey Hand Tree
X Chiranthofremontia
Common Name: Monkey Hand Tree
Origin: California
Hybrid: Chiranthodendron pentadactylon X Fremontodendron “Pacific Sunset”
Large, broad, showy intergenic hybrid. If provided space in a garden, this centerpiece plant will be covered in golden flowers in spring. No water once established.
Characteristics:
Temperature: Hardy to 25°F
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low; Summer Drought
Size: 15ft. to 20ft.
Monkey Hand Tree
X Chiranthofremontia
Common Name: Monkey Hand Tree
Origin: California
Hybrid: Chiranthodendron pentadactylon X Fremontodendron “Pacific Sunset”
Large, broad, showy intergenic hybrid. If provided space in a garden, this centerpiece plant will be covered in golden flowers in spring. No water once established.
Characteristics:
Temperature: Hardy to 25°F
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low; Summer Drought
Size: 15ft. to 20ft.
California Lilac
The Ceanothus are blooming – nice regular winter rains, not too cold. California Lilacs for Everyone!
Ceanothus “Cynthia Postan”
California Lilac
California
Evergreen Shrub
Small glossy dark green leaves and medium blue flowers sweetly scented in spring. Slow growing. Handles clay soils.
Hardy to 10F
Full Sun
6-8 ft.
Dudleyas for Everyone!
Hi Peter
I was at Cactus Jungle this morning – here is a picture of my succulent that is unidentified. It has been in the ground three years in full sun has not grown much in that time. Looks like a chrysanthemum.
Thank you Hortensia
Hortensia,
That’s a Dudleya. We do have those here at the store, out on the floor, but they do not have as much red on the tips as in the photo. It is a very slow growing succulent that forms only small clumps.
Peter
Summer Cactus Flower
It’s a cholla in full bloom! Well, it’s a single cholla flower. At least! Maybe I could zoom out and we’d see if there are more flowers.
And it’s a California native cactus too.
Chain-Fruit Cholla, Boxing glove Cholla
Origin: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Baja California
Medium height tree cholla, to 6ft tall. Flowers in summer.
Hardy to 5F.
California Beavertail Cactus
Classic blue cactus from the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Very low water, can handle high heat and winter cold if dry. Pink flowers. Loads of small glochids, very few spines. Will get 2 to 3 feet tall and spread 6 to 8 feet wide over time. Pads were used medicinally.
Temperature: Hardy to 0F if very dry
Succulent Rock Wall, Berkeley
Dudleya brittonii
Carleton St, Berkeley
California Native Succulents
Dudleya “Frank Reinelt”
California Native forming 1 foot mounds. As seen at the UC Botanical Garden.
Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
Fingertips
Clumping rosettes to 12″, green in shade, SoCal native
Hardy to 15F
Full Sun to Part Sun
Cactus Soil
Low Water
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Milkweed
Native throughout the US
Herbaceous Perennial
Sun: Prefers Full Sun, Handles Light Shade
Water: Moderate, drought-tolerant
Size: 2 feet tall
Dies back in winter and re-sprouts from its underground tuber each spring. The brilliant orange or red flower clusters appear in midsummer followed by attractive green pods.
Ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens in mid summer bloom!
From the Mojave and Colorado deserts; spiny stems. Hardy to 0F in very fast draining soil.
Indian Mallow
Abutilon palmeri – Indian Mallow
California Native/Southwestern US
Evergreen desert shrub
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low
Size: 3 to 6 feet
Very heat-tolerant. Fuzzy gray leaves, orange poppy flowers. An astounding addition to any drought-tolerant or native-plant garden. Hardy to 25F.
Dudleya Flowers
Clumping rosettes to 12″, green in shade, SoCal native
Hardy to 15F
Full Sun to Part Sun
Cactus Soil
Low Water
California Native Flowers in Berkeley
Mimulus “Georgie Tangerine” on 4th Street in Berkeley
I can’t actually confirm the ID of the cultivar, but I’m pretty sure. Embiggen the photo if you want to look a bit closer yourself and let me know what you think. Maybe it’s M. “Curious Orange”?
California Native Plants for the Garden
It’s Gaura lindheimeri on the streets of Sydney. Australia!
Gaura lindheimeri – Appleblossom Grass
Native to California
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low
Size: 2-3 feet
Wispy, upright perennial. The stalkless leaves and flowers grow directly on the stems. White flowers with a hint of pink bloom in the spring through fall. Cut back flower stalks for repeat bloom.
Winter Blooming Daisies
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Coreopsis gigantea
California Native
Shrubby to 6ft.; summer deciduous. Yellow daisy flowers.
Hardy to 25F
Full Sun
Cactus Soil
Low water, moderate in winter
White Succulents
Dudleya farinosa is normally a pretty green California native succulent, coastal northern California the best more interesting about it. But the Noyo River form is white white white. This is also northern California Coastal, but almost all the way to Fort Bragg.
Giant Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya brittonii
Baja California
18″ rosettes on single stems with chalky leaves. Looks best if dry through the summer months – avoid overhead watering.
Hardy to 20F
Full Sun to Part Sun
Cactus Soil
Low Water
Monkeyflower
Mimulus “Jelly Bean Terra Cotta”
California Hybrid
Evergreen Perennial
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water: Low
Size: Shrub to 2ft.
Deep reddish-orange flowers will bloom year round. Deer resistant. Hardy to about 20°F.
Sticky Monkeyflower
Mimulus aurantiacus
California Native
Evergreen Perennial
Sun: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water: Low
Size: Shrub to 3ft.
Commonly found growing wild on California hillsides. Orange flowers appear sporadically throughout the year. Much more drought tolerant than other mimulus. Deer resistant. Hardy to 25°F.
Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron “Ken Taylor” – Flannel Bush
Native to California
Evergreen shrub
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Summer-drought
Size: 6’ t. x 10’w.
Perfect for sunny dry areas. Blooms spring and summer – golden yellow/orange. Rich mass of thick thick green leaves.
Palmer's Bush Mallow
Malacothamnus palmeri
California Native
Evergreen Shrub
Sun: Full to Part Sun
Water: Low once established
Size: Bushy, erect stems to 6 feet
Vibrant green foliage year-round gives to small bright pink flowers throughout the summer. Coastal native (Big Sur Area). Butterfly plant. Hardy to 10F.
Apricot Monkeyflower
Mimulus “Esselen” – Santa Lucia Monkeyflower
California Native
Evergreen Perennial
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Low
Size: 2ft.
Compact shrub with glossy green leaves and bright orange flowers in spring and summer. Great for coastal gardens. Attracts hummingbirds and is a host plant for the Checkerspot butterfly. Deer resistant. Hardy to 20F.
California Succulents
The Dudleyas are always a crowd-pleaser, what with the small chalky leaves and green leaves and long bloom spikes with pale small flowers too.
Dudleya anomala is our newest member of the California native Sea-Lettuce family. I wonder how it got a strange name like that? This one is pretty reliably green and doesn’t get too red in sun. Where in California is it from? Why its from Baja California.
Tight clusters of green rosettes with slightly red tips in full sun. White flowers on long bloom stalks.
- Hardy to 25F
- Full Sun to Part Shade
- Cactus Soil
- Low Water
Dudleya brittonii is the classic Giant Chalk Dudleya, also from Baja California.
18″ rosettes on single stems with chalky leaves. Looks best if dry through the summer months – avoid overhead watering.
- Hardy to 20F
- Full Sun to Part Sun
- Cactus Soil
- Low Water
Finally we have the very red Dudleya farinosa – Sea Lettuce, our own Northern California coastal succulent.
- Hardy to 20F
- Full Sun to Part Sun
- Cactus Soil
- Low Water
Sunrise Yarrow
Achillea millefolium “Sunrise” – Yarrow
Hybrid from California Native
Herbaceous Perennial
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Low to Moderate
Size: Fern-like foliage to 2ft.
Golden yellow flowers with a touch of pink in Spring/Summer. Remove spent flowers for a late summer rebloom. Cut flowers last a long time, look great dried. Attracts Butterflies. Hardy to below 0°F.
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
Western Redbud
Southwestern US/California Native
Evergreen tree
Sun: Full to Partial
Water: Winter rain, summer drought
Size: 20ft.
Careful not to disturb roots when transplanting. Magenta flowers in Spring. From rocky soils at foothills. Bright green kidney-shaped leaves.
Dudleya Questions
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Dudleya brittonii, the Giant Chalk Dudleya from Baja California. Now don’t argue with me here – I have an answer for any objections you might have to my answer below.
Q: How do you differentiate between a dudleya and a echeveria?
Mary-
They are very closely related! But Dudleyas are California native and summer dormant, while Echeverias are Mexican and winter dormant. Also Echeveria flowers are more brightly colored.
Peter
Pt. Reyes Succulents
Rikki and Jordan went hiking yesterday and found some very photogenic succulents.
Dudleya farinosa is the most common of the local native Sea Lettuces. Still, the plants are small and often found in rocky crevices, so look for them!
Thanks Rikki!
Blue and White
California Lilacs are not just lilac color. First for comparison we have a lilac colored Ceanothus.
Ceanothus “Vandenberg”
Santa Barbara Ceanothus
Native to California
Evergreen shrub
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low
Size: 5ft. x 5ft.
Small dark green leaves, compact clusters of dark blue flowers in late winter. Deer resistant. Hardy to 15F.
Ceanothus “Snow Flurry” is the white flowered one.
White Wild Lilac
Native to California
Evergreen shrub
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low, some in summer
Size: 12 max.
Provides seeds that native birds thrive on. Huge sprays of brilliant white flowers in spring. Rich green leaves. Perfect for Bay Area gardens – drought-tolerant, easy to grow.
Ceanothus “Ray Hartman” is too blue for my eyes.
Mountain Lilac
Native to California
Evergreen shrub
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low
Size: 20’max.
Light blue flowers, dark green leaves. Fast-growing, completely drought-tolerant. Cold and heat hardy. Do not irrigate.
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