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Sinningia carangolensis

A tuberous gesneriad from the hills of eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil, named after the Carangola area. Like related Sinningia it grows from a tuber, flowers in the wet summer and may die back in the dry winter, so give it a dry, cooler rest.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Likely grows among rocks and on moist banks in Atlantic forest remnants and outcrops of the Serra do Brigadeiro region, based on the genus and record sites.

Recorded at 600–1221 m, median 700 m; most records come from about 1200 m in the hills east of Viçosa.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.