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Pachypodium lealii

The bottle tree of northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola: a spiny, swollen-trunked caudiciform that is leafless through the long dry winter and flowers before or as it leafs out. It needs full sun, heat, a completely dry winter and a fast-draining mineral mix.

Pachypodium lealii
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 hillsides, outcrops and stony plains in arid savanna and mopane scrub, rooted among boulders in full sun.

Recorded at 410–1,138 m from only three records; the climate sites lie at roughly 800–1,260 m.

AngolaNamibia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.