Cereus mirabella

A slender, small Cereus from the cerrado and dry woodland of central Brazil, with thin ribbed stems that grow among grasses and shrubs. It expects hot days, a wet summer and a long, almost rainless winter from May to September.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded across the cerrado of western Bahia, northern Minas Gerais, Goiás and Tocantins, growing in sandy or stony savanna and dry scrub where grasses and shrubs give some side shade. Generalised from the records and the genus.

Recorded at 105-948 m, median about 520 m.

Brazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-Central

🔒 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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