Leucostele tunariensis

A columnar high-Andean cactus from the Cordillera del Tunari above Cochabamba, Bolivia, formerly placed in Trichocereus or Echinopsis. It grows at about 3,000–3,700 m, with intense sun, mild days, freezing winter nights and a long dry winter. Grow it cold, bright and dry in winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Grows on rocky, open mountain slopes in high-Andean puna-scrub transition. The habitat is inferred from the records and from related high-elevation Leucostele.

Measured site at about 3,650 m; records come from a small area of the Cordillera del Tunari.

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.