Echeveria tencho

Echeveria tencho is a little-known Echeveria from Veracruz and Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Its recorded sites have unusually humid, rainy climates for the genus, with rain all year and mild temperatures. Grow it in bright light with a well-drained mix, and water more steadily than the desert species.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Habitat notes were not found. The records come from humid mountains of Veracruz and Oaxaca, where Echeveria usually grow on rock faces and cliffs, which drain quickly even in wet climates.

Recorded elevations are 390-949 m (median 854 m); a second measured site in Oaxaca is at about 2,260 m.

Mexico (Veracruz)Mexico (Oaxaca)

🔒 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.