Sedum pachyphyllum

A shrubby Mexican Sedum with plump, club-shaped blue-green leaves tipped red, much grown as 'jelly beans'. It comes from the highlands of Puebla and Oaxaca, where it gets a wet summer, a dry, sunny winter and cool nights all year.

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

Rocky slopes, cliffs and walls in seasonally dry highland scrub and oak–pine country, usually in bright exposure.

Recorded from about 1,080 to 2,240 m, with most records near 2,200 m.

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 CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.