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Ceratozamia hildae

The 'bamboo cycad' of the Sierra Madre Oriental, recognised by its thin, papery leaflets arranged in clusters along the rachis. It is endangered in the wild and CITES Appendix I, but fast-growing and widely cultivated; give it dappled light, a warm summer and a cooler, drier winter.

Ceratozamia hildae
Photo: PeregrinusX, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

An understorey cycad of humid evergreen to semi-evergreen and oak forest on limestone slopes in the Sierra Madre Oriental.

Recorded at 350–1,377 m, with a median of 850 m.

Mexico (San Luis Potosí)Mexico (Querétaro)Mexico (Hidalgo)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.