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Copiapoa echinoides

A small, flattened-globular Copiapoa from the coastal Atacama of northern Chile, mostly around the Huasco valley region, that reaches about 15 cm. It lives in full sun on an almost rainless coast where sea fog softens the heat. In cultivation it wants strong light, a very mineral mix and sparse watering.

Copiapoa echinoides
Photo: CATALINA ALEJANDRA HERMOSILLA OSSANDON, 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

Coastal desert hills of the southern Atacama, growing in full sun among rocks and gravel where moisture comes mainly from coastal fog.

Recorded at 100 to 700 m, median 200 m.

AtacamaChile NorthChile Central

🔒 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.