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Succulents Well documented

Sedum hispanicum

A small, often annual or short-lived stonecrop of sunny rocks, walls and thin stony soils from the Alps and Balkans to Türkiye and the Middle East. It wants full sun, cold winters and a lean, fast-draining mix, and reseeds freely once established.

Sedum hispanicum
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 rock outcrops, screes, walls and dry stony grassland, usually on thin mineral soil with little competition.

Recorded from 35 to 2100 m, median about 550 m; most records are from Swiss and Austrian valleys and lower mountain slopes.

Central and southeastern EuropeBalkansTürkiye and the CaucasusMiddle East and Arabia

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.