Echeveria argentinensis

The only Echeveria native to Argentina, described formally in 2019 from the dry Andean valleys of Jujuy and Salta. Little is published about it in cultivation, so these conditions come mainly from the measured climate at its few wild sites: mild days, cold nights and a long, completely dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It is recorded from rocky slopes in the Andean valleys of northwestern Argentina, where rain falls almost only in summer. Like most Echeverias of dry valleys it likely roots in rock crevices and stony soil among scrub.

Few records carry an elevation. The sites lie in the Jujuy and Salta valleys, which suggests roughly 1500–3000 m; the measured night temperatures fit that altitude.

Argentina (Jujuy)Argentina (Salta)

🔒 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.