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Succulents Partly documented

Sedum guatemalense

A small highland stonecrop of southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, recorded mostly around 2500–3000 m. It expects cool nights, a wet summer and a drier, bright winter, much like other Central American mountain Sedum that grow on rocks and mossy trees.

Sedum guatemalense
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Highland pine-oak and cloud-forest zones; small Mesoamerican Sedum of this kind grow on mossy rocks, banks and tree branches.

Recorded 505–3000 m, median about 2635 m; most plants are high-montane.

Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla)GuatemalaEl Salvador

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.