Weberbauerocereus cephalomacrostibas

A branching columnar cactus from the desert coast of southern Peru, known from very few wild records. Treat it like other coastal Peruvian columnar cacti: full sun, warm, and dry for most of the year.

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

Arid coastal desert and dry valley slopes of the Arequipa region, among rocks and sparse scrub; the genus grows in open, sun-exposed desert.

The records carry no elevation; the genus spans from near the coast up into dry Andean valleys.

Peru

🔒 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.