Echeveria xochipalensis

Echeveria xochipalensis is a recently described (2019) Echeveria from Guerrero, Mexico, named after Xochipala; GBIF has a single wild record, at about 1,900 m. Grow it in strong light, warm and watered in summer, dry in winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Nothing species-specific on habitat was reachable. The type area around Xochipala in central Guerrero is seasonally dry country of oak woodland, tropical deciduous forest and rocky outcrops, where Echeveria typically grow on rocks and cliffs in sun or light shade.

The only record sits at about 1,920 m; the elevation range of the species is otherwise unknown.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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.