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Sinningia hirsuta

A tuberous Sinningia from southeastern Brazil with softly hairy leaves. It grows through the warm wet summer and dies back to its tuber in the dry winter, so the key to growing it is respecting that dormancy.

Sinningia hirsuta
Photo: Botanical Register, Public domain, 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

No species-specific habitat notes were found; similar Sinningia grow in the Atlantic forest region on shaded rocky slopes, forest edges and rock outcrops with a pronounced dry winter.

Elevation not recorded; the climate point is a 582 m centroid 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.