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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Browningia altissima

A tree-like columnar cactus, 5 to 10 m tall, from the hot, dry Marañón valley of northern Peru. It needs heat, full sun and a free-draining mix, and it should be kept drier and frost-free in winter.

Browningia altissima
Photo: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Desert and dry scrub in the warm lowland valley of the Marañón River, growing exposed on dry slopes.

The literature gives about 400 to 700 m; the single georeferenced record is at about 900 m.

Peru

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.