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Sinningia concinna

A miniature tuberous Sinningia from southeastern Brazil, related to S. pusilla and grown in terrariums for its small purple-and-white slipper flowers. It wants warm, humid, bright-shaded conditions and a slightly drier, cooler rest if it dies back to its tuber.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Miniature Sinningia grow on moist, shaded rock faces and banks in Atlantic Forest, often near streams or seepage, rooted in thin moss and humus.

The one record is mapped at about 150 m near the Rio de Janeiro coastal mountains; the species may also occur higher in the Serra do Mar.

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.