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Echeveria quitensis

The common Andean Echeveria of Ecuador, also found in Colombia, Venezuela and northern Peru, growing at about 1,350–4,100 m (median 3,000 m). It wants cool, bright conditions and suffers in hot summers more than in cold.

Echeveria quitensis
Photo: salchu, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

In the inter-Andean valleys and on the slopes around Quito, Riobamba and Cuenca, it grows on rock, earth banks, old walls, road cuts and dry scrub. This summary of its habitat comes from the spread of its records, not from a source description.

Measured records run 1,350–4,100 m, median 3,000 m (178 records). The main climate sites are at 2,600–3,100 m.

Ecuador: inter-Andean valleys, Carchi to LojaColombia: Andes (Santander, Cauca, Nariño and others)Venezuela: Andes of Mérida, Trujillo and LaraPeru: far north (single record)

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.