Echeveria setosa

Mexican firecracker

A small, stemless Echeveria from the semi-arid highlands of Puebla in Mexico, with dense rosettes of leaves covered in white bristly hairs and red-and-yellow flowers in spring. It is a high-altitude plant, so it wants strong light, cool nights and a dry winter. The hairy rosettes rot easily if water sits in them or the air is stagnant.

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

A rosette succulent of semi-desert and rocky slopes in the Mexican highlands, growing in fast-draining mineral soil among rocks.

Records with an elevation are mostly in the highlands, with half above about 2100 m and some up to about 3100 m.

Puebla, MexicoNeighbouring central-southern 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.