Sedum acaxee

A recently described stonecrop from the high Sierra Madre Occidental of northwestern Mexico, recorded around the Sinaloa-Durango border. It expects full sun, cold frosty-edged winter nights, a bone-dry spring and a summer monsoon, so grow it bright, cool and dry in winter.

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

Mexican Sedum of this region grow on rock faces, ledges and thin soil pockets in pine-oak country. The exact microhabitat of this species is not published in detail; this is inferred from the genus.

Records lack elevation; the site is modelled at about 2,480 m in the Sierra Madre Occidental.

Mexico NortheastMexico Northwest

🔒 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.