Sedum aetnense

A tiny annual stonecrop of dry, open, rocky and sandy ground from Spain and Sicily east to Central Asia. It germinates with the cool-season rains, flowers in spring and is gone by the summer drought, so it is grown from seed each year rather than kept as a perennial.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Thin soil on rock outcrops, gravel, sand and dry grassland gaps in full sun; detail follows the habit of small annual Sedum.

Recorded at 105–1,400 m, median about 920 m; Crimean and Ukrainian sites are low, Spanish sites in the mountains.

SpainSicilyBalkansGreeceBulgariaUkraine and CrimeaTürkiyeIraqIranCentral AsiaAfghanistan

🔒 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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