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Sinningia brasiliensis

A tall, tuberous Sinningia from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, centred on Espírito Santo and Bahia. It produces upright leafy stems from a large tuber and sheds them in the drier, cooler months. It is a warm-growing plant that needs a dry rest after flowering.

Sinningia brasiliensis
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

It grows on granite outcrops, rocky slopes and forest edges in semi-deciduous Atlantic Forest, with its tuber wedged among rocks or in shallow soil.

Recorded from 30 to 1,400 m, with a median of about 450 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.