Echeveria olivacea

Echeveria olivacea was described by Moran from plants collected by Tom MacDougall on Cerro San Pedro, north of San Miguel Tenango on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, at about 1,140 to 1,280 m. It grows in tropical deciduous forest with warm, frost-free conditions and a pronounced dry season.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A 2009 specimen from Cerro San Pedro notes tropical deciduous forest (bosque tropical caducifolio). The trees drop their leaves in the dry season, so plants get more sun in winter and spring than in the rainy summer.

Records at about 1,140 and 1,280 m.

Mexico (Oaxaca)

🔒 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.