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Sinningia minima

A tiny tuberous Sinningia from the Serra dos Carajás in Pará, Brazil, where it grows in crevices on ironstone outcrops. It grows in the warm wet season and dies back to its tuber in the hot dry months, so a dry rest is part of its care.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Lithophyte in shaded cracks and pockets of thin soil on ironstone (canga) outcrops. Details for this species are limited; this follows the recorded sites and similar small tuberous Sinningia.

The main recorded site is at about 700 m on the Carajás plateau, with others at 320–540 m.

Brazil (Pará)

🔒 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.