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Succulents Partly documented

Echinopsis calochlora

A small, dark green globular cactus with long-tubed white night flowers up to 18 cm long. It grows in the hot lowlands of eastern Bolivia and western Brazil (Pantanal and Chiquitano region). Unlike Andean Echinopsis it wants warmth all year, with a drier winter.

Echinopsis calochlora
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Lowland dry forest and rocky hills of the Chiquitano and Pantanal edge, where plants grow among rocks and shrubs, sheltered in part from the full sun. These details are inferred from the region; little is published for the species.

Lowlands, about 260 to 600 m.

Mato Grosso do SulMato GrossoSanta Cruz (Bolivia)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.