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Echeveria fulgens

Echeveria fulgens is a widespread central Mexican echeveria with loose rosettes and bright red-orange flowers, recorded across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt mostly at about 2,000-2,600 m. It has mild days, cool nights, a dry winter and spring, and wet summers.

Echeveria fulgens
Photo: stephen boisvert from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Common across the volcanic highlands of central and western Mexico, with 215 wild records. Habitat notes were not reachable; the plants are typically found on rocks, banks and slopes in oak and pine-oak woodland.

Recorded from 157 to 2,980 m, median 2,150 m (144 records); the lowest values are probably errors or outliers.

Mexico (Central)Mexico (Southwest)Mexico (Northeast)

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.