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Succulents Partly documented

Sedum actinocarpum

A small stonecrop endemic to Taiwan, common on rock faces and roadside cuttings in the island's mountains, from near sea level to above 2600 m. It is an easy subtropical Sedum that wants bright light, a humid but airy spot and a sharply draining mix, not desert treatment.

Sedum actinocarpum
Photo: 筱萱, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Its many records come from the central and northern mountains, mostly on moist rock faces, cliff ledges and mossy slopes in and along forest openings. The plant lives in a humid, often misty climate, not an arid one.

Records span 65 to 2645 m, with a median near 990 m. Most plants grow at mid-montane elevations.

Taiwan

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.