Weingartia vasqueziana

A small globular cactus from the high Andes of Chuquisaca and Potosí in Bolivia, around 3,100–3,400 m. It wants intense light, cool days, cold dry winters with near-freezing nights, and water only in the summer rains.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Recorded on high-altitude slopes of the Bolivian Andes in dry puna and prepuna grassland and scrub. Like related Weingartia and Sulcorebutia it likely grows among rocks and grasses in full exposure.

Few records give an elevation; the climate sites are at about 3,160–3,430 m.

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.