Browningia hernandezii

The only Browningia from Colombia, a tree-like columnar cactus of the dry Chicamocha canyon system in Boyacá and Santander. Give it full sun, warm days, mild nights and a mineral mix, with a drier rest during the local dry seasons.

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

Grows on dry, rocky canyon slopes in thorn scrub of the Chicamocha and upper Chicamocha tributary valleys. The canyon floors are much drier and sunnier than the surrounding mountains.

Recorded around 1,500-2,400 m in the Boyacá Andes; the climate site was adjusted to 2,350 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.