Strophocactus brasiliensis

A slender, scrambling cactus of the dry forests and caatinga of Bahia and northern Minas Gerais, Brazil, that leans on and climbs through shrubs. It likes heat, bright filtered light and a modest dry season, and is grown best with a support.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Seasonally dry deciduous forest and caatinga scrub, where stems scramble through shrubs and small trees and get broken sun. Conditions are inferred from the measured sites and the genus habit.

Recorded at 150 to 1014 m, median about 300 m.

Brazil

🔒 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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