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Succulents Partly documented

Callisia navicularis

The chain plant, a small succulent creeper from Mexico with boat-shaped, purple-backed leaves in two neat rows. It wants bright light, a dry and cooler winter, and gritty soil; given that it is easy and quick to spread.

Callisia navicularis
Photo: photo & selection: canonic Yuri Khanon, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Creeping over rocky slopes and among shrubs in seasonally dry Mexican scrub and open woodland; generalised from the genus and the measured climate.

Recorded at 114–3692 m, median about 2060 m; the extremes are probably errors or garden records.

Mexico

🔒 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.