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Cereus stenogonus

A tree-forming columnar cactus up to about 8 m from the Chaco and neighbouring dry forests of Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and western Brazil. It wants full sun, summer warmth with ample water, and a drier, cooler winter rest.

Cereus stenogonus
Photo: fontoto, 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

Grows in rocky places on sandy and clay soils in Chaco thorn forest and woodland, often alongside Stetsonia coryne and Harrisia bonplandii.

Records from 48 to about 1,490 m, median 450 m; most of the range is lowland Chaco.

BoliviaParaguayArgentinaBrazil

🔒 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.