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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Sinningia conspicua

A Brazilian gesneriad from the inland Atlantic Forest of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais, at 400–600 m. Treat it like other forest-floor Sinningia: warm humid summers, bright shade, and a cooler, drier winter when growth slows.

Sinningia conspicua
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded forest edges, banks and rocky slopes in seasonal semideciduous Atlantic Forest. Details are generalised from the genus; little is published on this species' microhabitat.

Recorded at about 390–610 m, median 500 m.

SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.