Echeveria fruticosa

A shrubby, branching Echeveria from the Peruvian Andes, described by Pino in 2018. The only measured site, in the upper Rímac basin east of Lima, has cool days, cold nights and a long, almost rainless dry season, so it wants strong sun, a cold night drop and a dry rest.

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

The name refers to a shrubby habit, with rosettes on branching stems. Andean Echeveria of this kind grow on rocky slopes and cliffs among scrub; no fuller habitat notes were reachable.

The records carry no elevation; the measured site's climate points to a high Andean slope, probably above 2,500 m.

Peru: Lima (upper Rímac basin)

🔒 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.