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Sinningia hoehnei

A rarely recorded Sinningia from the Atlantic Forest of southern Espirito Santo, known from only five wild records at 330-590 m. Like its relatives it is presumably tuberous and should be grown warm and humid in summer, with a drier rest in the southern winter.

Sinningia hoehnei
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Generalised from the genus: likely grows on shaded rock faces and banks in Atlantic Forest, with a tuber that carries it through the dry season.

Recorded at 332-591 m.

Brazil Southeast

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✓ 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
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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.