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Echeveria gibbiflora

Oreja de burro

A large, stemmed Echeveria of the Mexican highlands with broad rosettes of fleshy, often pinkish-grey waxy leaves and flower stems up to 1 m tall carrying around 160 buds. It grows in xerophytic scrub and dry mixed forest at 1800–2600 m, flowering from September to January and pollinated by hummingbirds. Give it full sun, sharp drainage, and a dry, cool winter.

Echeveria gibbiflora
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Xerophytic shrubland and dry mixed forest in semi-warm to temperate highland climates. Many records cluster in the Valley of Mexico, where it grows among rocks in open scrub.

Literature gives 1800–2600 m; the measured records carry too few elevations to check this.

Mexico CentralMexico NortheastMexico Southwest

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✓ 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.