Echeveria racemosa

An Echeveria of central Veracruz, around Xalapa and Naolinco, found from tropical deciduous forest at 700 m up through oak and cloud forest to about 1800 m, often on steep rocky slopes. The climate is humid and mild, with a long, wet summer. It tolerates more humidity and shade than most Echeveria but still needs sharp drainage.

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 record it in selva baja caducifolia (dry tropical forest), Quercus forest and bosque mesofilo (cloud forest), including 'Ladera W con pendiente pronunciada, rupicola' (on rock on a steep west-facing slope).

Records span 700-3525 m, with a median of 1342 m; most lie between 700 and 1800 m.

Mexico (Veracruz)

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.