Sinningia stapelioides

A small tuberous Sinningia from southeastern Brazil, part of the group of rock-dwelling species that grow from a caudex-like tuber on rock outcrops. Treat it like other rupicolous Sinningia: bright light, warm summers, sharp drainage and a drier, cooler winter rest when the shoots die back.

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 for this species; by analogy with related tuberous Sinningia of the region it grows in thin soil pockets and crevices on granite or gneiss outcrops, with the tuber wedged in rock and shoots exposed to bright light.

Our one modelled site sits at about 580 m in the Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo border region; the true elevation range is not documented.

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

Grow Sinningia stapelioides? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Sinningia

Sinningia bulbosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia bullata Sinningia tubiflora Sinningia canescens Sinningia canastrensis Sinningia muscicola Sinningia araneosa Sinningia gerdtiana Sinningia globulosa Sinningia helioana Sinningia aggregata All 80 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.