Echeveria lutea

Echeveria lutea is a yellow-flowered Echeveria of the dry highlands of San Luis Potosí, with records also in Querétaro and Hidalgo, Mexico. It grows on limestone slopes with juniper, agave scrub and pine-oak at roughly 1,400 to 2,000 m, in a climate of warm sunny days, cool nights and a long dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Labels describe limestone rock slopes with Juniperus, limestone hillsides with Agave scrub, and steep slopes with Pinus and Quercus; the best-known area is the Sierra de Álvarez near Las Rusias on the San Luis Potosí to Río Verde road.

Most dated records fall between about 1,370 and 2,030 m (median 1,800 m).

Mexico (San Luis Potosí)Mexico (Querétaro)Mexico (Hidalgo)

🔒 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.