What is "Doudou Yulu"
The editor answers your questions about the knowledge topic of succulent plants. What is "Doudou Yulu"? Keep reading!
Many plant enthusiasts don't know what "Doudou Yulu" is. The most distinctive feature of this plant is that its name alone makes one want to tap their feet. At first, I was curious why this plant was named as such. After more exposure, I found out there are not only "Doudou Yulu" but also "Doudou Mikeiho," "Doudou Yuzei," and many others in the whole world of Echeveria, where it seems you can run into members of the Doudou family everywhere.
After checking the information, I learned that "Doudou" is a transliteration of the English name "Dodson" (translated as ドドソン in Japanese). It seems more accurate to translate it as "Doddson," but considering how cute the name "Doudou" is, it spread in the horticultural community. Who exactly is Dodson? He is a plant collector living in California, USA, and is considered a god-level figure.
For decades, some exquisite plants have continuously been flowing out to places like Japan from his vast collection. To show respect and highlight the lineage of these plants, they are all prefixed with "Doudou" (it seems that plants collected by this master gain quite a bit in status, reminiscent of the many exquisite calligraphy and paintings from ancient China, which have been passed down for thousands of years, covered with stamps from various collectors).
Therefore, essentially, although "Doudou Yulu" has a similar appearance to ice lanterns, it has little connection to them.
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