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Succulents Partly documented

Echinocereus perplexus

A recently described (2023) clumping, comb-spined hedgehog cactus from the Pectinati group, with large yellow flowers. It comes from igneous rock in the Chihuahuan Desert of western Texas and eastern Chihuahua. Grow it like Echinocereus dasyacanthus: full sun, summer water, and a cold, bone-dry winter.

Echinocereus perplexus
Photo: Cyrus Harp, CC BY-SA 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

Grows in igneous rock in creosote bush (Larrea) desert scrub.

Reported at 900 to 2,550 m. There are no measured records.

TexasMexico 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.