Cochemiea barbata

A small, clustering, densely spined highland cactus with hooked centrals and pale pink flowers, from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua and Durango. It was formerly Mammillaria barbata. It is cold-hardy and needs a cold, dry winter and a summer monsoon to grow and flower well.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

High grassland and open pine-oak woodland on rocky volcanic slopes, growing among grasses and stones.

Highland. The few records with an elevation fall at 1766 to 2078 m, and the measured sites lie at 1700 to 2130 m.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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.