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Sinningia harleyi

A tuberous Sinningia from the Chapada Diamantina highlands of Bahia, Brazil, where it grows among rocks in campo rupestre vegetation. Like its rock-dwelling relatives it builds a caudex-like tuber, grows in the warm wet season and goes dormant through the 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocky quartzite outcrops and crevices in the campo rupestre of the Chapada Diamantina, typically sheltered by rocks or shrubs rather than fully exposed; this is inferred from the record locations and the genus.

Recorded from about 650–1,550 m, median 1,300 m.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.