Echeveria runyonii

A rosette succulent from north-eastern Mexico with broad, powdery pinkish-white leaves and red flowers on tall stalks. It was known for decades only from garden plants in Matamoros before a wild population was found in 1990, so little is recorded about its habitat. Grow it like other highland Echeverias: strong light, sharp drainage, summer water and a cool, dry winter.

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

Wild habitat is poorly documented. Like other north-east Mexican Echeverias it is most likely a plant of rocky slopes and cliffs in scrub or open oak woodland. The rosettes reach 8–10 cm across.

Recorded elevations are 1081–1965 m, median 1916 m, from only 6 records.

Northeastern Mexico

🔒 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.