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Pilosocereus floccosus

A woolly, blue-green columnar cactus endemic to the dry forests and rocky outcrops of Minas Gerais and Bahia in eastern Brazil. It wants hot, very bright conditions, a summer wet season and a dry, slightly cooler winter, and it dislikes cold more than most columnar cacti.

Pilosocereus floccosus
Photo: PierreBraun, 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

Grows in seasonally dry tropical forest, caatinga-type scrub and on rocky outcrops, standing in the open among shrubs and boulders. Conditions here are built from the measured sites and what is known for eastern Brazilian Pilosocereus.

GBIF records span about 185 to 2,573 m with a median near 650 m; most plants sit in the 500 to 1,000 m band of the interior uplands.

Brazil NortheastBrazil Southeast

🔒 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.