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Ceratozamia robusta

A large, endangered cycad of moist forest in Chiapas, Guatemala and Belize, with a stout trunk and long arching leaves. It wants dappled to bright filtered light, warm days, mild nights and moist but free-draining soil with a drier spell from February to April.

Ceratozamia robusta
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Subtropical and tropical moist forest, typically on slopes and limestone or karst terrain, under a broken canopy.

Recorded from about 200 to 1570 m, median about 1060 m.

ChiapasGuatemalaMexicoBelize

🔒 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.