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Sinningia cochlearis

A tuberous Sinningia from the mountains of south-eastern Brazil, one of the rock-dwelling species that sit in crevices of granite and gneiss outcrops. Grow it like other rupicolous Sinningia: bright light, a very free-draining gritty mix, warm wet summers and a cool, nearly dry winter rest from the tuber.

Sinningia cochlearis
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Recorded from only two wild sites in the upland Atlantic Forest region of Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. Like its rupicolous relatives it most likely grows in pockets of humus on exposed or lightly shaded rock outcrops, where the tuber survives the dry season.

The two recorded sites sit at roughly 1,170 m and 2,120 m, so it is a cool upland plant with cold winter nights.

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 Public domain licence, unmodified.