Sedum hakonense

A small Japanese stonecrop named for Hakone, known for growing on mossy tree trunks and rocks in humid mountain forest. It wants cool, humid, airy conditions, and a gritty or mossy mix rather than a dry desert treatment.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on moss-covered bark of forest trees and on shaded mossy rocks in temperate montane forest around Hakone and Mount Fuji.

Japanese sites are mostly 600–1200 m; Chinese records are from low hills.

Japan (Honshu: Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Yamanashi)China Southeast

🔒 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.