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Selenicereus setaceus

A climbing, three-angled cactus from eastern South America related to dragon fruit, with large white night-opening flowers and red fruit. It scrambles over trees and rocks in forest edges, restinga and Chaco woodland, so it wants warmth, bright filtered light and a support to climb.

Selenicereus setaceus
Photo: Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961)Daniel Schweich for the filtred image., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Climbs with aerial roots over trees, shrubs and rocks in seasonal forest, coastal restinga and dry woodland edges, usually partly shaded by the host canopy.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,400 m, median about 330 m.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil West-CentralBrazil NorthBoliviaParaguayArgentina Northeast

🔒 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.