Echeveria imbricata

A 19th-century garden hybrid, usually given as E. secunda × E. gibbiflora 'Metallica', raised by Deleuil and published in 1874. It forms flat, blue-grey rosettes that offset freely, and is one of the most common bedding Echeverias. It has no wild range; GBIF records are garden plants and escapes, mostly in New Zealand.

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

It has no natural habitat. Escaped plants in New Zealand grow on dunes, cliffs and garden-waste dumps, in open, sunny places.

Not applicable: a cultivated hybrid. Its parents come from the Mexican highlands.

Cultivated hybrid (no native range)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.