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Succulents Partly documented

Fockea sinuata

A small caudiciform climber of the arid interior of South Africa and southern Namibia, with a swollen underground tuber and thin twining stems. Grow it like other Karoo caudiciforms: bright, warm in summer, and nearly dry in the cool winter.

Fockea sinuata
Photo: Gigi Laidler, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Inferred from the records and genus: Nama Karoo and arid scrub, the tuber buried in stony ground with stems scrambling through low shrubs.

Few records carry an elevation.

Northern CapeFree StateNamibia

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.