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Beaucarnea stricta

A swollen-based ponytail-palm relative from the dry forests and scrub of Oaxaca and the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán region, with stiff, straight, narrow leaves. It needs strong sun, summer water and a dry, cooler winter.

Beaucarnea stricta
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 dry forest and arid shrubland on rocky slopes, where it stands exposed among columnar cacti and deciduous shrubs.

The literature gives about 800 to 2,000 m. Records run from 5 to 2,250 m with a median of 995 m.

Mexico (Oaxaca)Mexico (Puebla)

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✓ 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.