Echeveria subalpina

Echeveria subalpina is a high-mountain species from Puebla, Veracruz and Tlaxcala, recorded at about 2300 m up to the volcano slopes near 4700 m. It lives with cold, frosty winter nights, cool days and wet summers. It needs cool, bright conditions and suffers in hot summers.

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 not described in detail in the sources we reached. The recorded elevations (median 2647 m) put it in high pine–oak and pine–fir forest, clearings and alpine grassland on the volcanoes of the eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

GBIF records span 2300–4729 m, with a median of 2647 m (25 records). This is one of the highest-growing Echeveria.

PueblaVeracruzTlaxcala

🔒 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.