Sedum bourgaei

A small shrubby stonecrop of the central and western Mexican highlands, recorded mostly between 2,000 and 3,000 m in pine-oak country. It wants strong light, cool nights and a dry, bright winter followed by a wet summer, much like other highland Mexican Sedum.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Grows on rocks, lava fields, banks and thin soil in open pine-oak and fir forest across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Sierra Madre Occidental. Conditions here are built from the measured sites and what is typical for highland Mexican Sedum.

Recorded from 417 to 3,758 m, median 2,700 m; most records sit between 2,000 and 3,000 m.

Mexico CentralMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico Southwest

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.