Beaucarnea glassiana

A ponytail-palm relative with a swollen trunk base from the dry scrub of central-northeastern Mexico. It wants full sun, hot dry springs, a summer rainy season and a dry, mild winter.

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 restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Caudiciform shrub to small tree in seasonally dry scrub and open dry forest on limestone slopes; built from the measured range and genus knowledge.

Recorded at 900–2,207 m, mostly around 1,000 m.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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.