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Ferocactus robustus

A clumping barrel cactus from the Tehuacán Valley of Puebla and Veracruz that forms mounds of hundreds of stems up to several metres across. It wants full sun, warm days, a summer rainy season and a dry winter.

Ferocactus robustus
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, 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

Semi-arid matorral scrub on rocky slopes in the Tehuacán Valley.

GBIF records span 1,017 to 2,434 m, median 1,727 m.

PueblaVeracruz

🔒 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.