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Cleistocactus buchtienii

A branching columnar cactus of high Bolivian dry valleys (around 2500–3100 m) with notched ribs and wine-red to pinkish tubular flowers. It wants full sun, a dry winter with cold nights near freezing and a warm, moderately wet summer.

Cleistocactus buchtienii
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Wooded slopes and plains in dry inter-Andean valley forest in Cochabamba, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz.

Reported at 2500–2750 m, occasionally to 3100 m; measured records 2550–3458 m (4 records).

CochabambaChuquisacaSanta Cruz (Bolivia)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.