Xiquexique gounellei

Xique-xique, a candelabra-branched columnar cactus of the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, formerly placed in Pilosocereus. It wants heat all year, full sun and a long dry season, and does not like cold.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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

Grows on rocky outcrops, shallow stony soils and open Caatinga thorn scrub in full sun, often forming low, sprawling clumps on granite slabs.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,100 m, median 420 m.

Brazil NortheastBrazil Southeast

🔒 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.