Pachycereus tepamo

A large columnar cactus from the hot Tierra Caliente lowlands of the Balsas basin in Michoacán and Guerrero, Mexico. It needs heat, strong sun and a dry winter, and gets its water in a short, heavy summer monsoon.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub on hot, rocky hillsides in the Balsas depression, where it rises above the leafless trees in the dry season. Based on the records and on the genus.

Recorded from 150 to 440 m, median about 355 m.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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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