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Sedum gypsicola

A small, mat-forming white-flowered stonecrop of the Sedum album group, named for the gypsum soils it favours in central and southeastern Spain and North Africa. It is a tough, hardy rock-garden plant that wants full sun, a lean mineral soil and dry summers.

Sedum gypsicola
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open gypsum and limestone hills, marl slopes and rocky scrub in a dry continental-Mediterranean climate, usually in full sun.

Recorded from near sea level to about 3,000 m, with most records around 600–1,200 m on the central Spanish plateau.

SpainMoroccoAlgeriaTunisiaSicilia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.