Browningia utcubambensis

A tree-like columnar cactus known from the dry Utcubamba valley in Amazonas, northern Peru. It needs strong sun, warm days, a modest night drop and a dry winter rest; information beyond the original records is thin.

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

Dry scrub on slopes of the Utcubamba valley, a rain-shadowed inter-Andean valley; habitat is inferred from the record locations and the genus.

The records carry no elevation; the single measured site sits near 1,450 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.