- Dudleya candelabrum
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Dudleya candelabrum 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Dudleya Species: D. candelabrum Binomial name Dudleya candelabrum
RoseDudleya candelabrum is a succulent plant known by the common name candleholder liveforever, or candleholder dudleya. This plant is endemic to California, where it grows wild only on the northern Channel Islands.
Description
Dudleya candelabrum is plant grows from a basal rosette of leaves up to half a meter wide atop a thick, hardy caudex. Each leaf is a pale green to pinkish-green spade shape with a sharp point. The unbranched stem is generally erect but often bending under the weight of the inflorescence it holds. The inflorescence branches and holds up to 25 knobby flowers on each branch. The flower has yellowish petals within its pink-tinged green sepals.
Cultivation
Dudleya candelabrum is also cultivated and kept as an attractive potted ornamental plant.
External links
Categories:- Crassulaceae stubs
- Dudleya
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Channel Islands of California
- Garden plants of North America
- Drought-tolerant plants
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