Sign in Start free
Species library › Echinopsis › Echinopsis bruchii
Succulents Well documented

Echinopsis bruchii

A massive solitary globular cactus (often placed in Soehrensia) from the high valleys of north-west Argentina. It needs strong light, summer rain and a cold, bone-dry winter with frost at night.

Echinopsis bruchii
Photo: aacocucci, 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

Open rocky slopes and grassy high valleys in the Andean foothills, exposed to full sun.

About 1700–3500 m; most of the records cluster near Tafí del Valle at around 2000–2800 m.

ArgentinaTucumánCatamarcaLa RiojaSalta

🔒 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

Grow Echinopsis bruchii? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Echinopsis

Echinopsis pachanoi Echinopsis densispina Echinopsis lageniformis Echinopsis macrogona Echinopsis oxygona Echinopsis pentlandii Echinopsis candicans Echinopsis cinnabarina Echinopsis haematantha Echinopsis huascha Echinopsis ancistrophora Echinopsis marsoneri All 80 →

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.