Echeveria nuda

A shrubby Echeveria with rosettes of smooth, bright green, hairless leaves ('nuda') on branching stems, and yellowish-red flowers. It grows in the humid mountains of eastern Mexico, mainly around the Pico de Orizaba region on the Puebla–Veracruz border. It is a green, forest-edge species that tolerates less sun and more moisture than the chalky desert types.

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

The records cluster in the montane oak and pine-oak forests of the Puebla–Veracruz border. There it grows on rocks, banks and among shrubs at forest edges. Some plants of this group grow on tree trunks, but its main habit here is taken to be on rock. The habitat is inferred from records and the genus.

Recorded from 1,249 to 3,100 m, with a median of 2,100 m (18 records).

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✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.