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Succulents Partly documented

Frailea chiquitana

A tiny globular cactus from the hot lowlands of eastern Bolivia, recorded at around 300 to 500 m in the Chiquitano and Chaco borderlands. It wants heat and bright light, water in the warm wet season, and a dry spell from June to September. Like most Frailea it often sets seed from flowers that never open.

Frailea chiquitana
Photo: Raquel Mondino, CC BY 4.0, 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

Little is published for this species. From the genus and the region, it probably grows in rock pockets and thin soil among grasses and shrubs in seasonally dry forest openings, partly shaded by surrounding vegetation.

Lowland: the records are at 290 to 475 m, with some hills in the area reaching about 800 m.

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.