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Echeveria montana

A highland Echeveria of southern Mexico and Guatemala, described by Rose in 1903. It grows in pine-oak and pine-fir forest, mountain meadows and rocky clearings at about 2300–2900 m in Oaxaca and Guerrero, with records south to Chiapas and Guatemala. Collectors note plants up to 1 m tall in flower, with orange-and-yellow flowers.

Echeveria montana
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe oak and pine forest, a mountain meadow in pine-oak-madroño forest, rocky clearings covered with moss on granite slopes, road banks and dark humus-rich soil on slopes. It grows on rock or in thin soil in forest openings.

Most records are at 2300–2900 m (median 2650 m); a few lower records reach Chiapas and Guatemala.

Mexico (Oaxaca)Mexico (Guerrero)Mexico (Chiapas)Guatemala

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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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.