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Sinningia leopoldii

A tuberous gesneriad from the lowland Atlantic Forest of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, recorded mostly below 150 m near the coast. Grow it warm and humid in bright shade through summer, and let it slow down, cooler and a little drier, in winter as the tuber expects.

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

Recorded in coastal Atlantic Forest around Florianópolis and the Itajaí valley. Like its relatives it grows from a tuber on mossy rocks, banks or tree bases in humid forest; the exact microhabitat is not well documented.

Records sit at 57–126 m (median 80 m); one inland point near 740 m is a coarse locality.

Brazil South

🔒 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.