Dudleyas: Unveiling Living Art on the cliffs, the New, Beautiful and Strange

Explore Dudleyas in the wild with succulent legend Kelly Griffin, co-author of a recent book on the genus.

Enjoy this presentation recorded at the 2025 CSSA convention.

Kelly’s talks at the convention were generously sponsored by Fairview Nursery.

About Kelly Griffin

Kelly Griffin is a plant hybridizer and habitat explorer with a penchant for finding and photographing succulent plants like Dudleya and Agave habitat, he is perhaps best known for his work hybridizing Aloes. He recently co-authored a book on the Genus Dudleya.

In his spare time, Kelly is a board member of CSSA and the San Diego Cactus & Succulent Society, in addition to the being the Chair of the 2025 CSSA Convention Committee.


Videos from the 2025 CSSA Convention in San Diego

Every other year, CSSA members meet for 3 days of presentations from the world’s top succulentists. Browse more talks from the April 25-27, 2025 convention here.

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