Pachyphytum rogeliocardenasii

A rare rosette-forming Pachyphytum known from only a handful of sites in northeastern Mexico, around the Querétaro–Hidalgo–San Luis Potosí border at roughly 800–1,000 m. Like its relatives it wants very bright light, warm dry winters with cool nights, and a sharp, mineral mix that dries fast.

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

Recorded from two nearby points in seasonally dry hill country of the Sierra Madre Oriental foothills; Pachyphytum species there typically grow on rock faces and stony slopes among scrub and dry forest.

The measured site sits near 800 m; few records carry an elevation, so the true range is uncertain.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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.