Sedum oaxacanum

A small, creeping stonecrop from the highlands of Oaxaca and Puebla in Mexico, forming mats of small fleshy leaves on rocks and banks. It likes bright light, cool nights and a dry, cool winter, and dislikes long hot, humid spells.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on rock faces, stony banks and walls in pine-oak and dry montane scrub of the southern Mexican highlands. This follows the measured range and the general habitat of Mexican mat-forming Sedum.

Most records lie around 2,200–2,400 m (median 2,335 m), reaching 3,200 m; a single 294 m record is an outlier.

Mexico CentralMexico Southwest

🔒 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.