canyon live forever
Dudleya cymosa
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Sizeup to 20 inches tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red , yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Canyon live forever (Dudleya cymosa) is a succulent for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Red to yellow flowers sit in flat-topped clusters above a basal rosette of thick, grayish-green leaves. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, and it may like an occasional drink in summer.
Pairs well with Thrift, Sulphur-flower buckwheat, and Yarrow.
Native range
CA.