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Originally Posted by Allen Repashy
I actually like Duds quite a bit and have about a dozen species populating a spot in my garden including D. viscida. I even have a couple of cool hybrids. I was just commenting that viscida isn't one that I would consider attractive compared to something like pachyphytum or brittoni.
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Allen - the first picture represents my planting area of plants that I received from Paul Thompson some 25+ years ago (with the exception of the D. pulverulenta). I have allowed this group to open pollinate and selected the best seedling to carry on various "hort origin" hybrids. Quite a few of the plants in the picture were recently lost to a deranged gopher whom jumped the gopher baskets and chowed down. What a loss. Lots of sentimental value there.
We are hoping to have a nice grouping of D. densiflora next spring. I need to check the hurdles to selling them though (endagered species). I am trying to retain the oddities and isolate them for prevention of cross pollination, but it is exhausting and tedious work to wrap the flower heads in ultra-fine muslin cloth to exclude pollinators. I have D. p. arizonica in trials right now. Trying to find a range of heat tolerant plants for most people's gardening needs. Cold tolerance is another challenge, as most fancy the Baja species that hate the cold. Will post other pics of Dudleya as time permits.
Thanks for the feedback!