Weingartia canigueralii

A small, clustering globular cactus (better known as Sulcorebutia canigueralii) from the hills around Sucre in Bolivia. It flowers freely and holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit. It wants strong light, cold dry winters and a gritty mix; its tuberous roots rot easily in wet, cold conditions.

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

It grows among rocks and in thin grassland on dry Andean hillsides, often half-buried with a thick taproot. This is based on the Sulcorebutia group generally and the recorded sites.

The records carry no elevation, but the climate sites sit at roughly 2,400–3,500 m around Sucre, in Chuquisaca.

Bolivia

🔒 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.