Beaucarnea hiriartiae

A ponytail-palm relative from the Cañón del Zopilote in Guerrero, Mexico, which forms a smooth-barked, swollen-based tree up to about 8 m. It is a plant of hot, seasonally dry tropical forest: a long, bright dry season followed by a wet summer. It is easy in a sunny, warm spot with a free-draining mix.

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

Tropical deciduous dry forest on steep, rocky slopes. The trees are leafless or sparse in the dry season, so light is strong for much of the year.

Literature gives about 250–700 m. GBIF records run from 480 to 2,250 m, with a median of about 810 m.

Mexico (Guerrero)Mexico (Puebla, Oaxaca)

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.