Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
Last reviewed: November 2026
Fingertips (Dudleya edulis) is a perennial succulent native to CA. It blooms in April, May, and June. The flowers draw bees and hummingbirds.
Watering reminders and freeze alerts for Fingertips, free in the app.
Toxicity unknown
Fingertips (Dudleya edulis) is not listed by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (opens in new tab) or the other sources we check, so we have no verdict for it either way. Absence from those lists is not a clearance. If your pet shows symptoms after eating any plant, call the ASPCA at (888) 426-4435.
Light
full sun
Water
low
Size
6"–18" H × 6"–12" W
Bloom
Apr, May, Jun
Native to
CA
Pollinators
bees, hummingbirds
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This dudleya is a small, rosette-forming succulent with fleshy blue-green leaves and a tall stalk of star-shaped white to cream flowers in late spring. It grows tucked into rocky outcrops and coastal bluff scrub.
Growing Fingertips
Grow Fingertips in full sun and low water. Mature plants reach 6 to 18 inches tall and spread 6 to 12 inches wide.
Wildlife value
The flower stalks attract bees and hummingbirds, and the tidy rosette form makes it a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant accent plant.
Common questions
- How much sun does Fingertips need?
- Fingertips grows best in full sun conditions.
- When does Fingertips bloom?
- Fingertips blooms in April, May, and June.
- Where is Fingertips native?
- Fingertips (Dudleya edulis) is native to CA, per vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.
- What pollinators does Fingertips attract?
- Fingertips draws bees and hummingbirds.
Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
If something looks wrong
Common plant problems, and what to check first
These come up on almost any plant. Each guide lists the likely causes in the order they are worth ruling out, with one thing to check before you act on any of them, and links to the source it came from.
- It is dying right after planting
- Leaves turning yellow
- Wilting even though I watered it
- Brown crispy leaf tips
- Bugs on the plant
Ready to grow Fingertips? Add it to your garden in the Pollinator Patch App to track it and get season-by-season care guidance.