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Sinningia macropoda

A tuberous gesneriad from southern Brazil and eastern Paraguay, growing at about 300–1,000 m. Like other tuberous Sinningia it grows and flowers in the warm, wet summer and dies back to its tuber in the cooler winter, so a dormant rest is part of growing it well.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Inferred from the genus and range: tubers sit in shallow soil on rocky banks, outcrops and forest edges in the Atlantic Forest and Paraná pine country, where light is bright but broken.

Recorded from 297 to 975 m, median 757 m.

Southern Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo)Eastern Paraguay

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.