Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri

A tall, branching columnar cactus of the dry intermontane valleys and slopes around Arequipa in southern Peru, at roughly 2,000–3,000 m. It wants intense sun, warm dry days with cool nights, and a long dry winter; it is slow but tough once established.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Open, rocky and gravelly desert-scrub slopes of the western Andean flank, growing in full exposure among scattered shrubs and other cacti.

Records sit at about 2,500–2,880 m, with the measured sites spanning roughly 2,000–2,900 m.

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 2.5 licence, unmodified.