Echeveria cuscoensis

Echeveria cuscoensis is a recently described high-Andean echeveria from the Cusco region of Peru, recorded at about 3,450-4,100 m. It lives with cool days, near-freezing nights, intense light and a long, almost rainless winter, so it wants a cold, bright, dry rest rather than warmth.

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

High Andean slopes around Cusco. Habitat detail was not reachable; at this altitude echeverias grow on rocky outcrops and stony puna or scrub slopes.

The two measured sites are about 3,460 m and 4,130 m.

Peru (Cusco)

🔒 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.