Lanceleaf liveforever facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lanceleaf liveforever
Scientific classification
Genus:	Dudleya
Species:	lanceolata
Synonyms
Dudleya brauntonii Dudleya congesta Dudleya goldmanii Dudleya lurida

Dudleya lanceolata is a succulent plant known by the common name lanceleaf liveforever. This plant is native to the mountains of Southern California and Baja California, where it is found in rocky areas and slopes.

Description

Growing in rock, in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

This Dudleya has fleshy, pointed leaves of variable shape and size, from a basal rosette of flat, spade-shaped leaves to bunches of longer, thicker leaves. It is generally 1 foot (30 cm) tall and wide.

Its stem is erect and bears a branching inflorescence with up to 20 flowers on each of its few branches. The flowers are generally bright yellow, pink, or red, with pale green bases.

Cultivation

Dudleya lanceolata is cultivated as an ornamental plant by specialty nurseries, for use in rock gardens, as a potted plant, and a native plant in natural landscaping.

Images for kids

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  A green-leaved plant

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  A sand-covered, white-leaved plant at Torrey Pines State Reserve

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  Yellow flowers with green sepals

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  Red flowers with pink sepals

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  Orange-red flowers with gray and glaucous sepals

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  Orange-yellow flowers with a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) pollinator

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  Yellow flowers, gray sepals, and a pink peduncle. Note the circinate terminal branches with budding flowers

See also

In Spanish: Dudleya lanceolata para niños