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Dudleya cymosa

Canyon Live-forever · Canyon Dudleya · Live-forever · Canyon Liveforever

Family CrassulaceaeGenus Dudleya

Red-tipped buds opening to show orange petals and a cluster of yellow stamens
FlowerStan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
succulent subshrubPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
Pale yellow, bright yellow, redFlora of North America
Native range
CaliforniaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Canyon liveforever is less one species than a loose complex of succulents, with many subspecies that vary widely in form, range and habitat. Wikipedia: Dudleya cymosa

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 19, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 17 days to germinate.

66% germination in 17 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Dudleya p. 136Public domain
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Dudleya (Crassulaceae). D. cymosa germ. 70(66%, i. 17 d, 90/o/d) and 40(21% in 6-12 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Dudleya p. 136. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 11, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 84 days.

21% germination in 42–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Dudleya p. 136Public domain
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Dudleya (Crassulaceae). D. cymosa germ. 70(66%, i. 17 d, 90/o/d) and 40(21% in 6-12 w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Dudleya p. 136. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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