Island endemic from the Coronado Islands off the coast of Baja California near Tijuana. A low, whitish blue, powder-dusted succulent which branches profusely and can grow quite wide over time, relative to the size of individual rosettes (which may reach 8-9 inches in larger clones). This plant may branch by division of the growth point and/or axial branching lower down.

Flowers are similar to the related D. brittonii (greenish yellow and tubular) and attract hummingbirds. The two plants are similar in appearance when young, but candida tends to make shorter, narrower leaves and relatively abbreviated inflorescences compared to the normally unbranched white form of brittonii. If the species are flowering in proximity, they will produce hybrid seed.

The flowers tend to appear in winter and spring, but they may be present year round in a population. Cuttings and seedlings may bloom within their first year, given a good start, or their second year, almost certainly.

It may be difficult to produce viable seed in cultivation out of the native climate, but is quite easy to root short-stemmed cuttings in the fall or winter.

Released as ISI 195 in 1961.

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