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Liveforevers (Dudleya)
A genus of succulent perennials from the American Southwest, liveforevers are tough, leathery little plants. All have a chalky or sticky coating on their leaves, which acts as natural sunscreen. Several species have been embraced as nearly drought-proof ornamentals perfect for warm, dry climates. Unfortunately, several species are threatened in the wild by habitat destruction due to land development. 
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Succulent
Key Facts About Liveforevers
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Attributes of Liveforevers
Plant Height
1 m
Spread
1 m
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
20 - 41 ℃
Scientific Classification of Liveforevers
Distribution of Liveforevers
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Distribution Map of Liveforevers
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Liveforevers
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Liveforevers, a succulent genus, is prized for its ease of care and striking foliage. Their basic care requirements include plenty of direct sunlight, with average water needs; they thrive in gritty, well-draining soil and temperatures above freezing. Common challenges for liveforevers include mealybugs and fungal diseases, which flourish in damp conditions. Temperature sensitivity may also pose issues in extreme climates. Seasonal considerations are crucial, as liveforeverss need less water in winter and more in summer. Regular assessment and adjustment of care throughout the year is essential for healthy growth.
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8 most common species：
Canyon live-forever
Canyon live-forever (Dudleya cymosa) is a perennial herb native to California and southern Oregon. Canyon live-forever is where the Sonoran blue butterfly lives during its larval stage. This species is considered cold hardy and often planted in coastal gardens, but is listed as threatened in the wild.
Fingertips
Fingertips (Dudleya edulis) is a flowering succulent that is pollinated by flies and bees. Fingertips grows in coastal California and Baja California in rocky soils. This species is often planted for ground cover in hummingbird gardens. Fingertips plants also take the name Dead Man's Fingers.
Giant chalk dudleya
On the surface of Dudleya brittonii leaves lies a thick layer of spotless, white, snowy-looking powder. When the plant is not receiving enough light, the powder thins and the leaves completely spread out, losing their ornamental value. Dudleya brittonii has a strong root system, enabling the plant to grow impressively tall and making it well-suited to direct ground planting. Dudleya brittonii prefers a well-lit, warm, and well-ventilated growing environment.
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk Lettuce (Dudleya pulverulenta) is a succulent species pollinated by hummingbirds and bumblebees. The chalk Lettuce is also known as the chalk lettuce or the chalk liveforever. This species grows best in cultivation when planted on rock walls or slopes. If it is planted facing the sky, it's more likely to fill with rain and die from root rot. This plant's leaves have a notable waxy coating, and it is considered especially susceptible to aphid infestation. Aphids cause the chalk Lettuce's leaves to have deformities.
Bluff lettuce
Bluff lettuce (Dudleya farinosa) is a succulent species that can be found growing on hills along the coast of Oregon and California within the United States. Bluff lettuce is a popular houseplant in China and Korea, but is endangered in the wild due to illegal collection. As a houseplant, bluff lettuce grows optimally when watered very infrequently during the summer months. Bluff lettuce is considered a hardy species that is nonetheless susceptible to aphids and mealybugs.
Sea lettuce
Sea lettuce (Dudleya caespitosa) is an endemic Californian succulent species also commonly called sand lettuce and coast dudleya. Sea lettuce is valued in rock gardens and succulent gardens as an ornamental species. This species attracts the yellow hummingbird and grows best in well-draining soil.
Lanceleaf liveforever
A hardy and adaptable flowering succulent, lanceleaf liveforever or Dudleya lanceolata, will tolerate a variety of soil conditions. It can be grown indoors as a houseplant, or in rock gardens and dry areas. During the dry part of the summer, this plant will go dormant but once it rains, the shriveled leaves will plump up again.
Greene's liveforever
Dudleya greenei is a rare succulent plant known by the common names Greene's liveforever, or Greene's dudleya. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it grows along the cliffs of four of the eight islands.
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Canyon live-forever
Canyon live-forever
Canyon live-forever (Dudleya cymosa) is a perennial herb native to California and southern Oregon. Canyon live-forever is where the Sonoran blue butterfly lives during its larval stage. This species is considered cold hardy and often planted in coastal gardens, but is listed as threatened in the wild.
Fingertips
Fingertips
Fingertips (Dudleya edulis) is a flowering succulent that is pollinated by flies and bees. Fingertips grows in coastal California and Baja California in rocky soils. This species is often planted for ground cover in hummingbird gardens. Fingertips plants also take the name Dead Man's Fingers.
Giant chalk dudleya
Giant chalk dudleya
On the surface of Dudleya brittonii leaves lies a thick layer of spotless, white, snowy-looking powder. When the plant is not receiving enough light, the powder thins and the leaves completely spread out, losing their ornamental value. Dudleya brittonii has a strong root system, enabling the plant to grow impressively tall and making it well-suited to direct ground planting. Dudleya brittonii prefers a well-lit, warm, and well-ventilated growing environment.
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk Lettuce (Dudleya pulverulenta) is a succulent species pollinated by hummingbirds and bumblebees. The chalk Lettuce is also known as the chalk lettuce or the chalk liveforever. This species grows best in cultivation when planted on rock walls or slopes. If it is planted facing the sky, it's more likely to fill with rain and die from root rot. This plant's leaves have a notable waxy coating, and it is considered especially susceptible to aphid infestation. Aphids cause the chalk Lettuce's leaves to have deformities.
Bluff lettuce
Bluff lettuce
Bluff lettuce (Dudleya farinosa) is a succulent species that can be found growing on hills along the coast of Oregon and California within the United States. Bluff lettuce is a popular houseplant in China and Korea, but is endangered in the wild due to illegal collection. As a houseplant, bluff lettuce grows optimally when watered very infrequently during the summer months. Bluff lettuce is considered a hardy species that is nonetheless susceptible to aphids and mealybugs.
Sea lettuce
Sea lettuce
Sea lettuce (Dudleya caespitosa) is an endemic Californian succulent species also commonly called sand lettuce and coast dudleya. Sea lettuce is valued in rock gardens and succulent gardens as an ornamental species. This species attracts the yellow hummingbird and grows best in well-draining soil.
Lanceleaf liveforever
Lanceleaf liveforever
A hardy and adaptable flowering succulent, lanceleaf liveforever or Dudleya lanceolata, will tolerate a variety of soil conditions. It can be grown indoors as a houseplant, or in rock gardens and dry areas. During the dry part of the summer, this plant will go dormant but once it rains, the shriveled leaves will plump up again.
Greene's liveforever
Greene's liveforever
Dudleya greenei is a rare succulent plant known by the common names Greene's liveforever, or Greene's dudleya. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it grows along the cliffs of four of the eight islands.
Bright green dudleya
Bright green dudleya
Dudleya virens leaves are fleshy and strap-shaped, 8 to 20 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm broad, tapering from the base (or from near middle) and are mostly green. They are arranged in a rosette. The flowers are white, with five petals 7 to 10 mm long.
Candleholder liveforever
Candleholder liveforever
Each leaf is a pale green to pinkish-green spade shape with a sharp point. The unbranched stem is generally erect but often bending under the weight of the inflorescence it holds. The inflorescence branches and holds up to 25 knobby flowers on each branch. The flower has yellowish petals within its pink-tinged green sepals.
Palmer's liveforever
Palmer's liveforever
Palmer's liveforever is an alluring succulent with fleshy, spade-shaped leaves forming a rosette. It thrives on rocky outcroppings in its native Californian habitats, a testament to its resilience. During blooming season, palmer's liveforever showcases tall, slender stalks topped with vibrant yellow flowers, inviting a variety of pollinators. This pronounced feature also assists in species identification among its succulent kin.
Dudleya abramsii subsp. parva
Dudleya abramsii subsp. parva
Dudleya abramsii subsp. parva is a small succulent with a rosette form, adapted to thrive in rocky, arid conditions. Its fleshy, spoon-shaped leaves are a chalky blue-green, providing water storage and reflecting intense sunlight. Flowers emerge on tall stalks, bearing a cluster of yellow blooms, attracting pollinators to this hardy, drought-resistant plant.
Dudleya pulverulenta subsp. arizonica
Dudleya pulverulenta subsp. arizonica
Dudleya pulverulenta subsp. arizonica is a succulent known for its fleshy, powdery rosettes which help retain moisture in arid environments. Its distinct chalky-white leaves are adapted to reflect sunlight, reducing water loss. During blooming, dudleya pulverulenta subsp. arizonica produces tall, vividly colored inflorescences that contrast its subdued foliage, an adaptation to attract pollinators in its native harsh habitats.
Verity's liveforever
Verity's liveforever
Verity's liveforever is a charismatic succulent with fleshy, tapering leaves often forming dense, attractive rosettes. The leaves have a green to glaucous hue, adapting to its arid coastal habitats in California. Unique for its brilliant red-orange blooms, verity's liveforever captures attention with its fiery flower spikes that stand out against its subdued foliage, a stunning adaptation for pollinator attraction.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Liveforevers
Dudleya
A genus of succulent perennials from the American Southwest, liveforevers are tough, leathery little plants. All have a chalky or sticky coating on their leaves, which acts as natural sunscreen. Several species have been embraced as nearly drought-proof ornamentals perfect for warm, dry climates. Unfortunately, several species are threatened in the wild by habitat destruction due to land development.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Succulent
Key Facts About Liveforevers
Feedback
Attributes of Liveforevers
Plant Height
1 m
Spread
1 m
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
20 - 41 ℃
Scientific Classification of Liveforevers
Distribution of Liveforevers
Feedback
Distribution Map of Liveforevers
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Liveforevers
Feedback
Liveforevers, a succulent genus, is prized for its ease of care and striking foliage. Their basic care requirements include plenty of direct sunlight, with average water needs; they thrive in gritty, well-draining soil and temperatures above freezing. Common challenges for liveforevers include mealybugs and fungal diseases, which flourish in damp conditions. Temperature sensitivity may also pose issues in extreme climates. Seasonal considerations are crucial, as liveforeverss need less water in winter and more in summer. Regular assessment and adjustment of care throughout the year is essential for healthy growth.
Exploring the Liveforevers Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Canyon live-forever
Canyon live-forever (Dudleya cymosa) is a perennial herb native to California and southern Oregon. Canyon live-forever is where the Sonoran blue butterfly lives during its larval stage. This species is considered cold hardy and often planted in coastal gardens, but is listed as threatened in the wild.
Fingertips
Fingertips (Dudleya edulis) is a flowering succulent that is pollinated by flies and bees. Fingertips grows in coastal California and Baja California in rocky soils. This species is often planted for ground cover in hummingbird gardens. Fingertips plants also take the name Dead Man's Fingers.
Giant chalk dudleya
On the surface of Dudleya brittonii leaves lies a thick layer of spotless, white, snowy-looking powder. When the plant is not receiving enough light, the powder thins and the leaves completely spread out, losing their ornamental value. Dudleya brittonii has a strong root system, enabling the plant to grow impressively tall and making it well-suited to direct ground planting. Dudleya brittonii prefers a well-lit, warm, and well-ventilated growing environment.
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk Lettuce (Dudleya pulverulenta) is a succulent species pollinated by hummingbirds and bumblebees. The chalk Lettuce is also known as the chalk lettuce or the chalk liveforever. This species grows best in cultivation when planted on rock walls or slopes. If it is planted facing the sky, it's more likely to fill with rain and die from root rot. This plant's leaves have a notable waxy coating, and it is considered especially susceptible to aphid infestation. Aphids cause the chalk Lettuce's leaves to have deformities.
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All Species of Liveforevers
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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