Coryphantha robustispina

A stout-spined Coryphantha of desert grassland and desert scrub from southern Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas into northern Mexico; the Arizona subspecies is the endangered Pima pineapple cactus. It flowers with the July monsoon and expects cold, dry winters with nights near freezing.

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

Gravelly flats and gentle slopes in Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert grassland and scrub, often in the open between grasses and shrubs.

Recorded at 776–1603 m, median 1324 m.

ArizonaNew MexicoTexasSonoraChihuahua

🔒 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.