Sinningia canastrensis

A tuberous Sinningia from southeastern Brazil, apparently named for the Serra da Canastra in Minas Gerais. Like its rock-dwelling relatives it grows in bright light, sprouting with the summer rains and dying back to its tuber over a dry winter.

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

Little is published on this species; the epithet points to the Serra da Canastra, where tuberous Sinningias grow in rock crevices and on outcrops in cerrado and rocky grassland.

Elevation not recorded; the Serra da Canastra plateau lies at roughly 800 to 1,400 m.

Brazil 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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