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Echinopsis quadratiumbonata

A shrubby columnar cactus to about 1 m from the dry valleys of Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, with ribbed stems 4–5 cm thick and white, night-opening flowers. Grow it like other Andean Trichocereus-type cacti: strong sun, summer water and a dry winter.

Echinopsis quadratiumbonata
Photo: Naturalist Tours, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Dry inter-Andean valleys and slopes in Bolivia, in open scrub; growth form is a branching shrub of erect stems.

Literature gives 1000–1900 m; recorded elevations 1303–1758 m (3 records).

ChuquisacaSanta Cruz

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.