Echeveria ayacuchensis

A rarely recorded Andean Echeveria named for Ayacucho in the Peruvian highlands. Grow it like other high-Andean echeverias: bright light, mild days, cool nights, summer water and a dry, cool winter, in a gritty mix.

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

No habitat data is available for this name. Andean echeverias grow on rocky slopes, cliffs and dry inter-Andean valley scrub, often in rock crevices.

Unknown; Ayacucho's inter-Andean valleys lie around 2,000-3,500 m.

Peru (Ayacucho, inferred from the name)

🔒 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.