Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Succulent
Origin
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Western United States, Mexico
Types
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Dudleya brittonii
Dudleya pulverulenta
Dudleya farinosa
Dudleya caespitosa
Dudleya virens
Number of Varieties
6030
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Barren waste areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White, Yellow, Red, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Rodent, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
DUDLEYA
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk dudleya
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Dudleya
In German
Ranunkel
Dudleya
In French
Ranunculus
Dudleya
In Spanish
ranúnculo
dudleya
In Greek
Ranunculus
Dudleya
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Dudleya
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Dudleya
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Dudley
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Saxifragales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Dudleya
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
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Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
-
Number of Species
60045
1
27800
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