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Sinningia cardinalis

Sinningia cardinalis is a tuberous gesneriad with velvety leaves and bright red tubular flowers, from the mountains of Rio de Janeiro state. The wild records sit between 1,400 and 2,100 m, so it prefers mild days, cool nights and a drier, cooler winter rest.

Sinningia cardinalis
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on shaded, mossy rock faces, banks and forest edges in montane Atlantic Forest, as related Sinningia do. Details are generalised from the genus.

Recorded at 1,428 to 2,094 m (median 1,700 m) in the coastal ranges of Rio de Janeiro.

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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.