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Sinningia lateritia

A tuberous Sinningia from the mountains of southeastern Brazil with brick-red tubular flowers. Like its rock-dwelling relatives it grows from a perennial tuber, flowers in the warm wet season and can die back in the cool dry winter, so it wants bright light, sharp drainage and a drier winter rest.

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

Little is published on this species; by analogy with related tuberous Sinningia of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest it most likely grows on rock outcrops, ledges and shallow soil pockets at forest edges, where light is bright but broken by surrounding vegetation.

The few records with elevations sit around 1,400 m; other sites are on lower hills from roughly 600 to 1,100 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.