Sedum oxypetalum

A semi-woody, tree-like shrubby Sedum from the central Mexican highlands, growing to about 60 cm with a thickened trunk and branches. It lives in sunny, rocky high-altitude scrub with a dry, cool winter and a summer rainy season, and grows best when that rhythm is copied.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Recorded mostly around the Valley of Mexico and the volcanic uplands of Mexico State, Morelos and Michoacán, where it grows among rocks and lava in open scrub and on the margins of pine-oak woodland. The habitat details come from the measured records and from what is typical of shrubby Mexican Sedum.

Recorded at 1,378–3,496 m, median about 2,290 m; most records sit around 2,300–2,700 m.

Mexico CentralMexico NortheastMexico 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.