Echeveria walpoleana

Echeveria walpoleana is a small Echeveria from the dry highlands of San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León and Zacatecas in north-eastern Mexico. The recorded sites run from about 700 to 2,750 m, most around 1,700-2,000 m, in sunny country with a summer rainy season and a cool, dry winter. It suits a bright, cool-wintered succulent collection.

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 checked; the recorded sites span the southern Chihuahuan Desert and the Sierra Madre Oriental, where Echeveria grow on rocky slopes and cliffs in desert scrub and open oak-pine.

Recorded elevations run from 690 to 2,753 m, with a median of about 1,730 m (20 records).

Mexico (San Luis Potosí)Mexico (Nuevo León)Mexico (Zacatecas)Mexico (Coahuila)

🔒 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.