Echinopsis stilowiana

A small, clustering high-Andean cactus from northwest Argentina, better known as Lobivia stilowiana and now often placed in Chamaecereus. The few wild records sit around 3,000 m in Tucumán, where it takes intense sun, cold dry winters with frost most nights, and summer rain.

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 high-mountain grassland and scrub in the eastern Andes of Tucumán, growing among stones and grass tussocks. Details are inferred from the record sites and from related high-altitude Lobivia.

The only measured site is about 3,000 m; the climate grid sits near 2,000 m and has been adjusted to the plant's altitude.

Argentina (Tucumán)

🔒 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.