Mammillaria magnifica

A clustering, columnar Mammillaria with dense golden spines and hooked centrals from the hot, seasonally dry hills of Puebla and Morelos in central Mexico. Grow it hot and very bright, water freely in the summer rains and keep it dry and a little cooler through winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Rocky slopes in seasonally dry tropical scrub and deciduous forest of the Balsas basin edge; the one measured site sits at about 1,320 m in southern Puebla. Habitat detail is inferred from the region and genus.

The single wild record sits at about 1,320 m; the species is generally reported from mid elevations in Puebla and Morelos.

Mexico (Puebla)Mexico (Morelos)

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.