Sedum burrito

A trailing Mexican stonecrop with short, plump, overlapping leaves on pendant stems, close to Sedum morganianum and long known mainly from cultivation. Its only recorded wild site is in central Veracruz around 1,300 m, a mild climate with a wet summer and a drier, cooler winter. Grow it bright and mild, water generously in summer and sparingly in winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Recorded from a single area in the Gulf-slope hills of central Veracruz. Trailing Sedum of this group hang from rock faces and ledges where water drains away fast; details of the wild habitat for this species are thin.

The one climate site sits at about 1,300 m on the Gulf escarpment near Xalapa; no other elevations are recorded.

Mexico (Veracruz, Gulf region)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.