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Sinningia bragae

Sinningia bragae is a tuberous gesneriad from the Atlantic Forest region on the border of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states in southeastern Brazil, recorded from near sea level to about 1,000 m. Like many Sinningia of this area it grows on rocky outcrops and has a warm, wet summer and a drier, slightly cooler winter during which it can die back to its tuber. Give it bright filtered light, sharp drainage and a reduced watering rhythm in winter.

Sinningia bragae
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Inferred from related rock-dwelling Sinningia: on granite or gneiss outcrops and rocky slopes within Atlantic Forest, with the tuber wedged in crevices or thin soil.

Records from 30 to 980 m, median about 470 m.

Brazil Southeast

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✓ 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.