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Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa

Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa. Flowering Plant. Pictures And Photos Taken At Apache Lake, Arizona. April 17, 2009.

Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa. Flowers. Pictures And Photos Taken At Apache Lake, Arizona. April 17, 2009.

Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa. Flower. Pictures And Photos Taken At Apache Lake, Arizona. April 17, 2009.

Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa. Flower. Pictures And Photos Taken At Apache Lake, Arizona. April 17, 2009.

Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa. Flowers	Rock Echeveria, Dudleya saxosa Leaf

Rock Echeveria Dudleya saxosa, Stonecrop Family (Crassulaceae ), Rock Echeveria. Also called: Rock Live Forever, Dudleya collomiae, Echeveria collomiae. Rock Echeveria is a blue-glaucous succulent which forms a basal rosette. It has bright yellow - orange, tube shaped flowers It seems to grow best in rock crevaces with little soil. In fact, Dudleya saxosa thrive in a very small soil volume, and the underground corm is the major supplier of water to the succulent leaves during periods of drought. This would make it an excellent Xeriscape plant. However, this subspecies is a Salvage Restricted Protected Native Plant, by the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Height: Height to about 1 feet. Spreading to about 1 foot. Some plants will grow to about17 inches. Flowers: Bright yellow tubular shaped flowers which are supported on orange - red peduncles. Blooming Time: Mid April. Leaves: Smooth gray - green in color, elongate in shape, with smooth margins, the leaf tips are not sharp. Stems: Stemless, densely leaved basal rosette. Fruit: The fruit is in a group of five capsules, containing numerous seeds. Elevation: 0 - 7,218 Feet. Habitat: North facing rock cracks, clifs, with some, well-drained soil. Full Sun. But best with some shade. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken At Apache Lake, Arizona. April 17, 2009. It is a host to the Sonoran Blue Butterfly, Philotes sonorensis.