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Pachypodium mikea

A tall, spiny, tree-forming Pachypodium from the dry forests and thickets of south-western Madagascar near the coast. It needs heat, full sun, a summer wet season and a long dry, leafless rest.

Pachypodium mikea
Photo: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Recorded in dry deciduous forest and spiny thicket on sandy lowland soils near the south-west coast, where it can rise above the surrounding scrub. This comes from the measured range and what is known of related south-western Pachypodium.

Recorded at 10–111 m (median 22 m), a true lowland species.

Madagascar

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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.