Pachypodium saundersii

A spiny, swollen-stemmed Pachypodium from rocky hills of the hot lowveld of north-eastern South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It grows in summer rain and rests leafless through the dry winter, so give it heat, strong light and generous summer water, then keep it dry from late autumn.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows among granite and other rock outcrops in dry bushveld, often in rock crevices with shallow soil.

Recorded at about 350 to 1,700 m, median about 800 m.

South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal)EswatiniMozambiqueZimbabwe

🔒 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.