Echeveria dactylifera

A large Echeveria described by Walther in 1972 from the highlands of western Mexico, forming big rosettes of long, thick leaves. It comes from pine-oak and grassland uplands with a dry, sunny spring and heavy summer rain, so give it full sun, a monsoon-style summer and a dry, cool 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

GBIF records come from the Sierra Madre Occidental of southern Durango and the uplands of Jalisco, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes, where large Echeveria grow on rocky slopes and cliffs in pine-oak woodland and grassland. Species-specific habitat notes were not reachable.

Recorded elevations run from about 1,540 to 2,620 m, with a median near 2,020 m.

Mexico: DurangoMexico: JaliscoMexico: ZacatecasMexico: Nayarit

🔒 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-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.