Echeveria prunina

An Echeveria described by Kimnach and Moran in 1981 from the Chiapas highlands of southern Mexico, where records cluster around the central plateau at roughly 1,350–2,150 m. It needs strong light, a mineral mix and a cool, drier winter without extremes.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Little is published on its habitat. Echeveria in the Chiapas highlands typically grow on rock outcrops and stony banks in open pine-oak country, and this profile assumes the same. Treat the microhabitat as unconfirmed.

Few records carry an elevation. The climate sites are at 2,144 m and 1,350 m, so the species seems to span the central Chiapas plateau and its lower western slopes.

Mexico: Chiapas (central highlands)

🔒 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.