Echeveria maxonii

A little-known Echeveria from the highlands of Guatemala and the Sierra Madre Oriental of Hidalgo, Mexico. Herbarium labels record it on rocks, on mossy trees and on a north-facing conglomerate face by a waterfall, at about 1550-3000 m. Treat it as a humid-montane rock and epiphyte Echeveria: bright but not baking, cool nights, never waterlogged.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels note plants 'on mossy tree', 'epifita', 'rocks' and 'north-facing rock, on conglomerate at waterfall', so it grows on rock faces and trunks in humid montane forest.

Specimens range from about 1550 to 3000 m; the six elevation-bearing wild records have a median of 1769 m.

GuatemalaHondurasMexico (Hidalgo)Mexico GulfMexico Southwest

🔒 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.