Sedum laxum

A rosette-forming stonecrop of rock outcrops and cliffs in southwestern Oregon and northern California, often on serpentine. It grows through the wet, cool winter and spring and survives the dry summer, so it wants a bright, cool, very well-drained setup and a drier summer.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rock crevices, cliffs and rocky slopes in the Klamath-Siskiyou region and the Coast Ranges, often on serpentine or other thin, mineral soils.

Recorded from near sea level to about 2100 m, median about 730 m.

Southwestern OregonNorthern California

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.