Sedum album

White stonecrop is a mat-forming, very hardy succulent of rocks, walls and thin dry soils across Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and a cold winter outdoors, and it can switch to water-saving CAM photosynthesis in drought.

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

Rock crevices, walls, dry banks, seashore rocks and rocky meadows on thin, free-draining soil, where taller plants cannot crowd it out.

Recorded from sea level to 2116 m (median 601 m).

Southern EuropeCentral EuropeNorthern EuropeNorth AfricaTürkiyeCaucasusIran

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.