Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Succulent
Origin
Central America, South America
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Fruit Tree
Dudleya brittonii
Dudleya pulverulenta
Dudleya farinosa
Dudleya caespitosa
Dudleya virens
Number of Varieties
230
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Barren waste areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
White, Yellow, Red, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Rodent, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
DUDLEYA
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk dudleya
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Dudleya
In German
Acerola Baum
Dudleya
In French
Acerola Arbre
Dudleya
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
dudleya
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
Dudleya
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Dudleya
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Dudleya
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Dudley
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Saxifragales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Dudleya
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
-45
1
27800
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