Dudleya caespitosa * Sea Lettuce
Dudleya caespitosa grows along the coast of California from Los Angeles to Monterey. Sea Lettuce will need some sun protection if planted in hot inland gardens. Dudleya caespitosa requires good drainage, or a good slope to the planting area especially if planted in heavier soils. Dudleya caespitosa is quite drought tolerant will often burn and rot with overhead water. Sea Lettuce has yellow flowers in mid to late Spring. Plants will lose their leaves if conditions become too dry. Dudleya caespitosa is Winter hardy into the low twenties.
Flowers and foliage of Dudleya caespitosa - Sea Lettuce. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Plants in the genus Dudleya featured on this site:
Dudleya anomola
Dudleya brittonii * Giant Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya caespitosa * Sea Lettuce
Dudleya candelabrum * Candleholder Liveforever
Dudleya farinosa * Bluff Lettuce, Cliff Lettuce
Dudleya guadalupensis
Dudleya lanceolata * Lance Leaf Live Forever
Dudleya pulverulenta * Chalk Liveforever
Dudleya traskiae * Santa Barbara Island Liveforever
Dudleya virens hassei * Catalina Island Liveforever