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Baja_Costero

Dec 10, 2021 8:37 PM CST

Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)

lauriemorningglory said:Chalk rose is pretty! Is the color due to heavy amounts of wax?

Lots of powder and wax, yes. If you rub off the coating, the leaves are light green underneath.

Our native Dudleya brittonii comes in both green (no powder) and white (powder-dusted) forms:

Dudleya (Dudleya reidmoranii)
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Giant Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya brittonii)
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