Echeveria valvata

Echeveria valvata is a rarely recorded Echeveria from the Tierra Caliente foothills on the Michoacán-Mexico State border in western Mexico, at about 1,450-1,750 m. The climate is warm all year, with a strong wet season from June to October and a completely dry winter and spring. Grow it in bright light, keep it warm, and give it a dry rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Habitat notes were not found. The recorded sites are in the seasonally dry forest and oak country of the Balsas slope, where Echeveria grow on rocky slopes and cliffs.

Ten records carry elevations of 1,450-1,750 m (median 1,600 m).

Mexico (Michoacán)Mexico (México State)

🔒 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.