Acanthocereus tetragonus

A sprawling, clambering cactus with three- to five-angled stems, from coastal thickets and dry forests around the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, from south Texas and Florida to northern South America. It grows fast in heat and bright light, wants water in the warm rainy season and is frost-tender.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Coastal hammocks, shell mounds, dunes, thorn scrub and dry deciduous forest edges, where stems arch or lean on shrubs.

Mostly near sea level (median 117 m), occasionally up to about 2,000 m.

MexicoTexasFloridaCentral AmericaCubaCaribbeanColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.