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Harrisia divaricata

A slender, richly branched shrubby cactus about 1 m tall from the dry lowland scrub of Hispaniola, with large night flowers and yellow fruits. It is a hot, frost-tender tropical cactus that likes bright light and only a mild dry season.

Harrisia divaricata
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Dry scrubland and scrub forest in the lowlands of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where stems scramble through and lean on surrounding shrubs in bright, partly broken light.

Literature gives about 5–400 m; GBIF elevations are 10–80 m.

HaitiDominican Republic

🔒 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.