In a clay pot by Succy Ceramics Growing in a habitat with virtually zero annual rainfall, this species relies completely on the daily marine Camanchaca fog for its moisture. Its primary vegetative growth and metabolic activity occur during the cool, high-humidity months of late winter and spring, when the fog is most consistent. It enters a stagnant, protective dormancy to prevent desiccation during the intense dry heat of mid-summer. In cultivation, it demands a strictly inorganic, mineral-dominant substrate (such as 80% pumice and crushed gravel) to protect its sensitive taproot, and should be watered very lightly, focusing moisture exclusively on the cool shoulder seasons.