What Plant Is the Dudleya? A Detailed Guide to Growing It

Dudleya, what a dreamy name. But it is actually the name of a succulent plant. So, below the editor will introduce to everyone, what is the dudleya? How do you grow the dudleya? Let's take a look together

1. What is the dudleya

Speaking of the dudleya, some friends probably have never seen it, so let me introduce it to everyone. The dudleya belongs to the Crassulaceae family of succulents. Its leaf color looks very crisp and fresh, and when it blooms, it is like a large flower blooming on the flower stem and smiling at people. From a distance it is especially beautiful, and looking at it makes you unable to resist wanting to grow a pot of it. It is mainly distributed in the U.S. state of Oregon and northern California. Its main features are a rosette-shaped plant form, pale green inflorescence, and small but numerous flowers in bright yellow

2. How to grow the dudleya

1. Flower pot

Besides providing a growing environment for the dudleya, the flower pot should also match its own beautiful colors. So we should choose a flower pot with a bright, good-looking color. In addition, when choosing, also pay attention to whether there is a small hole at the bottom of the pot, so it can ventilate and exchange air faster. The dudleya needs good breathability.

2. Soil

The dudleya has no great requirements for soil, only that it be fertile and loose, with good breathability. For example, cinder and river sand. Or when growing it in ordinary soil, add some rocks, coarse sand, etc. to the pot, as long as there is enough breathability. If fertility is insufficient, apply base fertilizer.

3. Light

The dudleya likes light, and it likes milder sunlight, such as in spring and autumn, when the sunlight is normal sunlight, not the scorching kind, so you can put it outside to grow in the sunlight. When summer comes, because the summer sunlight is rather scorching, if it shines directly on the dudleya's pot, it will affect its growth, and may even cause its petals to wither due to the hot, dry weather, so we can find a shade net to cover it. In winter, because the weather is rather cold, at noon we can choose to put the dudleya outside to grow with the sunlight, and in the afternoon we must move it back indoors, otherwise it will be too cold and affect its growth.

4. Watering

In the rainy seasons of spring and autumn, we can decide whether watering is needed according to the dudleya's different degrees of moisture. In summer, however, water more. Because the dudleya likes warmth and dislikes cold, and when summer comes, the weather is rather hot and the temperature is relatively high, we should water it once every day and not let its pot become dry. In winter, water less

The dudleya is the kind of large plant, and we should change its soil and pot according to its growth progress. Generally the changing time is about one year, determined by how big it has grown. When it blooms, you will know how graceful it is. If you also like the dudleya, you can try growing it according to some of the little tips and points for attention I have described to everyone.