Pachyphytum contrerasii

A rarely recorded Pachyphytum from the canyon country just north of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, known from very few wild records. Like its relatives it is a rosette-forming rock dweller that wants strong light, a dry bright winter and summer watering that follows the monsoon.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Known only from a couple of records near Guadalajara, where Pachyphytum species typically grow on cliff faces and rocky slopes in seasonally dry tropical forest. Detail beyond the genus pattern is not documented.

The one usable site sits at about 1,350 m in a canyon below a 1,730 m plateau grid cell, so temperatures were adjusted downward in elevation, which makes them warmer.

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.