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Cochemiea maritima

A clump-forming, hook-spined cactus (formerly Mammillaria maritima) from the foggy Pacific coast of central Baja California. It wants bright light, a very mineral mix and mild, fairly even temperatures with little rain.

Cochemiea maritima
Photo: Stevie Leigh Steele, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Forms mounds on coastal bluffs, sandy flats and rocky slopes just above the sea, in fog-bathed desert scrub.

Recorded at 5–170 m, median 50 m.

Mexico Northwest

🔒 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.