Light
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Crassulaceae
Echeveria pulidonis
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Echeveria pulidonis
Quick Care Guide
Watering
Water when ~90–100% dry
Substrate
Gritty • Ultra fast-draining • Mineral-heavy • Fine-medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–26 °C • Avoid below: 10 °C
Humidity
Normal 40–50 %
Growth habit
Rosette-forming succulent perennial.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Slow
Max size indoors
Max. height: 20 cm • Max. spread: 20 cm
Toxicity & safety
Non-toxic
Origin & habitat
Native to Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla)
Outdoor growing
Outside from 10 °C · sheltered spot
How to read these values
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
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- Light: level and approximate lux at leaf level.
- Watering: “% dry” shows how far the substrate should dry before watering again.
- Substrate: structure, drainage, moisture retention, base material and particle size.
- Temperature: “Ideal” shows the preferred range; “Avoid below” marks the cold-stress threshold.
- Humidity: target range; steady conditions usually matter more than exact numbers.
- Growth habit: how the plant grows, such as upright, climbing, trailing, clumping or rosette-forming.
- Support: whether a stake, pole or trellis is needed, optional or unnecessary.
- Growth speed: expected pace under suitable indoor conditions; use as a guide, not a promise.
- Max size indoors: realistic long-term indoor size under good conditions.
- Toxicity & safety: irritation, toxicity or physical hazards such as spines or bristles.
- Origin & habitat: native range, hybrid background or typical habitat where relevant.
- Outdoor growing: when a potted indoor plant can be placed outside and what outdoor protection it needs.
Echeveria pulidonis
Echeveria pulidonis is a Mexican species with green to blue-green rosettes and a fine red line along the leaf margins. The leaves are fleshy, obovate to oblong and held in a low rosette that stays compact when the plant receives enough light.
The red edge gives each leaf a clear border, while mature plants can produce yellow flowers on slender stems above the rosette.
Red-edged rosette traits
- Rosette form: Forms low, almost stemless rosettes that can offset slowly with age.
- Leaf detail: Green to blue-green leaves carry a conspicuous red margin and a small pointed tip.
- Flower colour: Produces yellow flowers, a useful identifying feature for this species.
- Native range: Recorded from Hidalgo, Veracruz and Puebla in Mexico.
- Growth pace: Develops slowly as a low rosette that can offset with age.
Dry-shrubland background in Mexico
Echeveria pulidonis is an accepted species in the Crassulaceae family. Its native range covers parts of Hidalgo, Veracruz and Puebla in Mexico, where it is recorded from desert or dry shrubland biome conditions. Indoors it needs bright exposure, fast drainage and dry intervals around the roots.
The type collection comes from Beristain, Puebla, and the species epithet refers to the collector Pulido. The published species description highlights nearly stemless rosettes with obovate-oblong green leaves, red margins and yellow flowers.
Care for Echeveria pulidonis
- Light: Place in very bright light with some gentle direct sun. Good light helps keep the rosette low and evenly spaced.
- Watering: Water thoroughly, then wait until the full substrate volume has dried. The succulent leaves hold reserves between waterings.
- Substrate: Use a mineral-rich succulent mix that drains quickly and leaves little moisture sitting around the roots.
- Pot size: Keep in a snug pot with drainage holes. Oversized pots stay wet too long for a slow, low rosette.
- Temperature: Keep above 10 °C. During winter, maintain brighter light and water only enough to prevent severe shrivelling.
- Humidity: Average indoor humidity is fine when airflow is good and water is kept away from a constantly wet crown.
- Feeding: Feed lightly in spring or early summer. A dilute succulent fertiliser is enough for this slow species.
- Propagation: Offsets can be removed once rooted; leaf propagation is possible but slow, with offset division usually the easier route.
Diagnosis notes for Echeveria pulidonis
- Raised centre: Stretching upward usually signals weak light. Move the plant gradually closer to a brighter exposure.
- Yellowing, soft leaves: Check the roots and substrate moisture. Wet soil around a succulent rosette often leads to rot.
- Dry leaf tips: A few dry older leaves are normal. Widespread wrinkling means the plant has used too much stored water.
- Uneven margin colour: The red edge can vary with leaf age and growing conditions. Firm new growth is the better health signal.
- Pests in the crown: Mealybugs can settle between tight leaves. Inspect the centre and leaf bases with good light.
Safety in the home
Echeveria pulidonis is a soft-leaved succulent with no spines or irritating latex. Keep it out of reach of pets that chew plants, and remove dropped leaves before they are picked up by children or animals.
Name origin and publication
Echeveria pulidonis E.Walther was published in Walther’s Echeveria in 1972. The genus Echeveria honours Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, and the species epithet refers to the collector Pulido.
Echeveria pulidonis forms a green rosette with fine red edges and yellow flowers on mature plants.
Plant names, growth habits, natural habitats and indoor care guidance are checked against trusted botanical, habitat and horticultural references before publication.View our plant care resources and references.
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