Browningia macracantha

A little-known, long-spined Browningia from Peru with no wild records available. Treat it as a typical dry Andean valley columnar cactus: full sun, mineral soil, summer watering and a dry winter rest.

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

No wild records exist. Browningia generally grow on rocky slopes in seasonally dry forest and cactus scrub of Andean valleys, and this profile assumes the same.

Unknown; Peruvian Browningia mostly grow between about 500 and 2,500 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.