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Cephalocereus euphorbioides

A slender, mostly unbranched columnar cactus (long known as Neobuxbaumia euphorbioides) from tropical deciduous forest in Veracruz and Tamaulipas. It likes warmth, bright light and summer water, and is frost-tender.

Cephalocereus euphorbioides
Photo: Kyle Senior, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Tropical dry deciduous forest and thorn scrub on rocky slopes, rising among trees that are leafless and open in the dry season.

Recorded from 61 to 1,532 m, median 442 m.

Mexico GulfMexico Northeast

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.