Copiapoa coquimbana

A clump-forming Chilean Copiapoa up to about 60 cm tall and 1 m across, with yellow summer flowers, from the coastal hills and valleys of Coquimbo and Atacama. It wants full sun, very sparse water and good airflow; coastal populations rely on fog more than rain.

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 on rocky hillsides and slopes of the semi-arid coast and inland valleys of north-central Chile, where coastal fog (camanchaca) supplies much of the moisture.

Recorded from 0 to 800 m, median 200 m.

Chile (Coquimbo)Chile (Atacama)

🔒 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.