Echeveria semivestita

Echeveria semivestita is a Sierra Madre Oriental species described by Reid Moran in 1954, recorded mainly from Querétaro, with others from Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí and Nuevo León. It grows at about 700–2100 m in a climate of warm days, mild winters and a wet summer–autumn. Grow it in bright light with a drier, cooler 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

Its habitat is not described in detail in the sources we reached. The Sierra Madre Oriental sites are rugged limestone country, where Echeveria typically grow on rocky slopes and cliff faces in scrub and oak woodland.

GBIF records span 685–2078 m, with a median of 1384 m (32 records).

QuerétaroTamaulipasHidalgoSan Luis PotosíNuevo 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.