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Echinocereus yavapaiensis

A clumping claret-cup hedgehog cactus endemic to central Arizona, growing on bedrock outcrops in desert scrub at about 1,000–1,900 m. Give it full sun, a hot summer and a cold, dry winter to get its red flowers.

Echinocereus yavapaiensis
Photo: Paul McClellan, 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on bedrock outcrops with desert scrub and chaparral in Yavapai County, forming clumps of many stems.

Recorded at 925–3,183 m, median about 1,425 m; the literature gives 1,035–1,860 m.

Arizona

🔒 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.