Echeveria heterosepala

A small, stemless Echeveria described by Rose in 1903, from the highlands of Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca. It comes from a cool upland climate with dry, sunny springs and wet summers, so it wants full sun, cool nights and a dry 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

Records cluster in the uplands around Tehuacán, the Puebla–Veracruz border and northern Oaxaca, where small Echeveria grow on rocky slopes, in grassland and in open oak-pine woodland. Species-specific habitat notes were not reachable.

Recorded elevations run from about 1,900 to 2,800 m, with a median near 2,320 m.

Mexico: PueblaMexico: VeracruzMexico: 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.