Sinningia gesnerifolia

A little-known Sinningia from southeast Brazil with no georeferenced wild records. Like most Sinningia of the region, it probably grows from a tuber, grows in the warm wet summer, and rests through a dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Sinningia of southeast Brazil grow on rocky outcrops, forest edges and shaded banks in Atlantic forest and its drier transition zones. Nothing species-specific was checked, so this follows the genus.

No records carry an elevation; the placeholder climate point is at about 580 m in eastern Minas Gerais.

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.