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Cereus bicolor

A columnar Cereus from west-central Brazil, recorded mainly around the Pantanal margins and the cerrado of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. It lives with hot, wet summers and a pronounced dry winter, in full sun. Grow it warm and bright, water generously in summer, and keep it dry and cooler in winter.

Cereus bicolor
Photo: Thomaz Ricardo Favreto Sinani, CC BY 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

Dry forest, rocky outcrops and cerrado and chaco-like scrub on the edges of the Pantanal and adjoining plateaus, growing in the open or among scattered trees.

Recorded at about 90–750 m, median 530 m.

Brazil (Mato Grosso)Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)Brazil (Goiás)

🔒 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.