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Sinningia gigantifolia

A tuberous gesneriad from the high mountains of southeastern Brazil, named for its very large leaves and recorded mostly at 1,500–2,300 m in the Mantiqueira, Serra dos Órgãos and nearby ranges. It grows through the warm, wet summer and goes dormant in the cold, dry winter, so it needs a cool, bright environment and a dry winter rest as a tuber.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded in montane Atlantic forest edges and rocky high-altitude grassland and outcrops, typical of tuberous Sinningia of the Brazilian mountains.

23 records span 595–2,400 m, median 1,752 m.

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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.