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Succulents Partly documented

Harrisia eriophora

A shrubby Cuban cactus whose arching or sprawling green stems, 3–5 m long, form dense clumps in lowland dry scrub. It wants year-round warmth, bright light, a summer wet season and a somewhat drier winter, and never cold.

Harrisia eriophora
Photo: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably lowland and coastal dry thicket on limestone, leaning through or sprawling among shrubs, as other Caribbean Harrisia do.

All the measured sites lie near sea level (about 10–150 m).

Cuba

🔒 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.