Echeveria schaffneri

Echeveria schaffneri is a small Echeveria from the arid highlands of northeastern Mexico, with most records from San Luis Potosí and others from Querétaro, Zacatecas, Coahuila and Nuevo León. It grows in sunny, semi-arid scrub at about 800–2200 m, with warm days, cold winter nights and a long dry season. Grow it bright, dry in winter and in a very mineral mix.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Its habitat is described only thinly in the sources we reached. The measured sites are semi-arid highland: dry for six months, with summer rain. That points to rocky or stony ground in open matorral or grassland.

GBIF records span 832–2166 m, with a median of 1865 m (13 records).

San Luis PotosíQuerétaroZacatecasCoahuilaNuevo León

🔒 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.