Stenocereus chrysocarpus

Stenocereus chrysocarpus is a large columnar cactus of the hot, seasonally dry Balsas and Pacific lowlands of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco. It wants heat, full sun, a summer wet season and a long, warm dry season. Never let it sit cold and wet.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub on hot slopes and plains, where the trees lose their leaves in the dry season and the cactus stands in full sun.

Recorded from near sea level to 1630 m, median about 450 m.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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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