Sedum crassularia

A small, trailing afroalpine stonecrop from the high mountains of Kenya and Ethiopia, growing at about 3,000–4,300 m. It lives with cold nights near freezing, cool days and intense equatorial light all year. Summer heat, not cold, is the main obstacle in cultivation.

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

Grows on rock outcrops, in moss over boulders and in the ericaceous and afroalpine belts, sometimes on mossy branches. This is generalised from the recorded elevations and the afroalpine habitat.

Recorded from 2,750 to 4,268 m, median about 4,000 m: high montane to afroalpine.

KenyaEthiopia

🔒 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.