Echeveria peruviana

Echeveria peruviana is the main South American Echeveria, ranging through the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and northwest Argentina, mostly between about 2,200 and 3,800 m, occasionally higher. It grows on rock outcrops, cliff ledges and stony slopes in semi-arid shrubland, with cool days, cold nights and a dry austral winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels describe rocky slopes, cliff ledges and rock outcrops, arid rocks among mosses, Tillandsia and Peperomia at Ollantaytambo, semi-arid shrubland with Baccharis and Puya, and shrubland with Weinmannia, Polylepis and Schinus.

Wild records range from about 1,400 to 4,360 m, most between 2,200 and 3,800 m (median 2,850 m).

PeruBoliviaArgentina (Salta, Jujuy)

🔒 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.