bluff lettuce
Dudleya farinosa
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bluff lettuce (Dudleya farinosa) is a succulent for borders, containers, and ground cover. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and dry, sandy or loamy soil. Candelabra-like clusters of small, lemon-yellow flowers rise on whitish stalks above dense rosettes. Deer tend to pass it by. It often forms a large mat, so give it room.
Pairs well with Broad-leaf stonecrop, Seaside daisy, and Dwarf chapparal-broom.
Native range
CA and OR.