Echeveria turgida

Echeveria turgida is a compact Echeveria with thick, swollen leaves, as its name says, from the Chihuahuan Desert ranges of Coahuila and neighbouring states in north-eastern Mexico. The recorded sites run from about 860 to 2,300 m and are hot, dry and very sunny, with little rain in any month. Grow it hard: strong light, a mineral mix and a dry 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

Specific habitat notes were not found; the recorded sites are in desert ranges where Echeveria usually grow among limestone rocks and in crevices in desert scrub.

Recorded elevations run from 862 to 2,335 m, with a median of about 1,350 m.

Mexico (Coahuila)Mexico (Durango)Mexico (Nuevo 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.