Echeveria potosina

A compact, pale blue-green Echeveria of the central Mexican highlands, close to and often confused with Echeveria elegans. It grows on rocky slopes at about 2,000 to 2,800 m, so it likes strong light, cold dry winters and warm, rainy summers.

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

Grows on rocky slopes and outcrops in highland scrub and open oak-pine woodland of the central Mexican plateau; habitat details are generalised from the genus and the recorded sites.

Records span about 1,200 to 3,000 m, median 2,250 m.

Mexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SouthwestHidalgoQuerétaroSan Luis Potosí

🔒 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.