Echeveria derenbergii

Painted lady

A small, offsetting Echeveria from Oaxaca, Mexico, forming clusters of tight, pale grey-green rosettes about 5–6 cm across with red-tipped leaves. It carries bell-shaped yellow and red flowers and is a parent of many hybrids. It wants strong light, a dry and cool winter, and careful watering.

Echeveria derenbergii — Photo: Montréalais, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Endemic to Oaxaca. The sources checked give no detailed habitat. Like its relatives in the Oaxacan highlands, it is presumed to grow on rocky slopes in open, sunny sites.

No reliable elevation was found. The advice assumes mid-elevation Oaxacan highland conditions: mild days, cool nights and a dry winter.

Mexico (Oaxaca)

🔒 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.