Echeveria violescens

A highland Echeveria of central and southern Mexico, with most wild records around the Valley of Mexico at 2,200–2,500 m. It grows in a climate of warm, sunny days, cool nights and a sharp wet summer–dry winter cycle.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Probably rocky volcanic slopes, lava fields and open oak or pine scrub, as is usual for highland Echeveria around Mexico City. Generalised from the genus and the record locations.

Median 2,275 m (50 records), mostly 1,450–3,230 m; a 1 m record is an error or garden plant.

Mexico CityState of MexicoMorelosPueblaOaxacaMichoacánGuerrero

🔒 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.