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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Sinningia bullata

A tuberous Sinningia from southern Brazil. It has puckered leaves with woolly undersides and small orange-red tubular flowers. It is a rock dweller of the Serra Geral region. Treat it as a bright-growing, well-drained gesneriad with a cooler, drier winter.

Sinningia bullata
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Recorded in Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. In the wild it is probably rupicolous on rock faces and outcrops in or beside Atlantic Forest, like several related species. Habitat specific to this species is poorly documented.

Records range from 111 m to 1,079 m. The few with an elevation suggest the plateau escarpment, but the record count is very small.

Brazil South

🔒 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.