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Sinningia rupicola

A tuberous rock-dwelling Sinningia from the iron and quartzite highlands of central Minas Gerais, Brazil. It grows on sunny rock outcrops, sprouts with the summer rains and dies back over a dry, cool winter, so it should be grown with a clear dormancy.

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

Crevices and ledges of rock outcrops in campo rupestre vegetation, where the tuber wedges into cracks with little soil. Details are generalised from rupicolous Brazilian Sinningia.

Recorded at 700–1,900 m, median about 1,550 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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