Lanceleaf Liveforever (Dudleya lanceolata)

Family: Crassulaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Dudleya lanceolata is a PERENNIAL. It is frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw. Tender. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Found in rocky soils under dry conditions in slope habitats in chaparral and coastal sage scrub communites from sea level to elevations of 1000 metres. (Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)