On the surface of Dudleya brittonii leaves lies a thick layer of spotless, white, snowy-looking powder. When the plant is not receiving enough light, the powder thins and the leaves completely spread out, losing their ornamental value. Dudleya brittonii has a strong root system, enabling the plant to grow impressively tall and making it well-suited to direct ground planting. Dudleya brittonii prefers a well-lit, warm, and well-ventilated growing environment.

Chalk Lettuce (Dudleya pulverulenta) is a succulent species pollinated by hummingbirds and bumblebees. The chalk Lettuce is also known as the chalk lettuce or the chalk liveforever. This species grows best in cultivation when planted on rock walls or slopes. If it is planted facing the sky, it's more likely to fill with rain and die from root rot. This plant's leaves have a notable waxy coating, and it is considered especially susceptible to aphid infestation. Aphids cause the chalk Lettuce's leaves to have deformities.

An extremely rare and certainly one of the most beautiful rosette-forming succulents, the populations of dudleya pachyphytum are endangered due to illegal collecting organized by poaching criminals. Reportedly, several people were killed in a conflict between competing poachers in 2018. This succulent is also known for its longevity (it can live for 100 years), hence the common name Cedros Island liveforever.