Tapertip Live-forever (Dudleya attenuata)

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Nov 26, 2013

Tapertip Live-forever
Dudleya attenuata

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Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico(Zone 11) Dec 10, 2013

That is a beautiful plant. Are you sure it's D. attenuata? Have you seen it flower? The species is native to around here (NW BC) and is frequently misidentified.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 10, 2013

Cactus Jungle in Berkeley. Ca IDed it, they sell it.

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Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico(Zone 11) Dec 10, 2013

I've never seen colors like that on an an attenuata. Either it's way out of the ordinary or it's another Dudleya (which would be my guess). The pictures on their web site look more like the plant I know.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 10, 2013

Well, they have this exact plant on their website. LOL

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Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico(Zone 11) Dec 10, 2013

The other pictures.

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Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico(Zone 11) Dec 10, 2013

It's not the first time. There's a misidentified D. attenuata in Fred Dortort's book, too. Maybe the plants are hybrids. They do not resemble the ones I've seen in nature.

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Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico(Zone 11) Feb 06, 2014

I was wrong. There are plants south of here with exactly those colors. Lesson learned: just because I haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. :)

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