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Succulents Partly documented

Callisia gentlei

A creeping, slightly succulent spiderwort from southern Mexico to Honduras; var. elegans is the striped inch plant of collections. It likes warm, bright-but-filtered conditions, a free-draining mix and a short dry spell in spring.

Callisia gentlei
Photo: Oeropium, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Seasonally dry to humid tropical forest, often on rocky or limestone ground, forming trailing mats.

Recorded at 141–1400 m, median 842 m (32 records).

BelizeGuatemalaHondurasMexico SoutheastMexico Southwest

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.