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Oreocereus celsianus

A woolly, white-haired columnar cactus of the high Andes of southern Bolivia and northwest Argentina, growing around 2500 to 3600 m. It needs intense light, big day-night swings and a cold, completely dry winter.

Oreocereus celsianus
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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 high-Andean slopes and puna-edge scrub in full sun, where the dense hair shields stems from strong UV and frost.

Recorded at 2484 to 3400 m; climate sites lie between about 3300 and 3650 m.

BoliviaArgentinaPeru

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.