Browningia microsperma

A tree-like columnar cactus of the seasonally dry forests on the western Andean slopes of northern Peru (Cajamarca, Lambayeque and Piura). It wants full sun, warm days with cool nights, and a long, almost rainless dry season from May to November.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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 rocky slopes in seasonally dry tropical forest and cactus scrub on the Pacific side of the northern Peruvian Andes.

Records range from about 700 m to 1,500 m, with most near 1,150-1,500 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.