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Succulents Partly documented

Haageocereus versicolor

A columnar cactus with densely spined, often colour-banded stems from the coastal and foothill deserts of northern Peru (Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Cajamarca). It wants full sun, very little water and a warm, dry winter.

Haageocereus versicolor
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Arid coastal plains, sandy flats and lower Andean foothill slopes with sparse dry scrub; rain is scarce except in El Niño years.

Mostly lowland to foothill sites, from about 100 m up to roughly 1,000 m; few records give an elevation.

Peru

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.