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Sinningia helleri

The type species of Sinningia, a tuberous gesneriad with soft hairy leaves and pale tubular flowers from the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state. It grows on shaded, moist rocky banks and slopes, flowering in the warm wet season and slowing down in the cooler, drier winter.

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, humid forest slopes, rocky banks and stream edges in lowland to submontane Atlantic Forest. Detail is inferred from the genus and the few collection sites.

Recorded at about 190-450 m in the Serra dos Órgãos foothills.

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.