Echeveria oreophila

A Kimnach Echeveria from the Andes of Cajamarca, northern Peru, recorded on rocks and on semi-wet forested rocky slopes at about 2200-3250 m. Its equatorial highland climate is cool and almost unchanging (days of about 19-21 C, nights of about 8-9 C), with a drier mid-year. Grow it cool and bright all year, without a hot summer.

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

Labels say 'sobre rocas' and 'semi-wet forested slopes of rocky area', so it grows on rock outcrops in montane scrub and forest.

Specimens are recorded at 2200, 2700 and 3250 m.

Peru (Cajamarca)

🔒 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.