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Sinningia striata

A tuberous Sinningia from the highlands of southeastern Brazil, known from very few records near the Minas Gerais–São Paulo border at about 900–1,750 m. Like other upland Sinningia it grows through the warm, wet summer and rests on its tuber during the cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Probably grows on rocky outcrops, banks and forest edges in the Serra da Mantiqueira region, as related tuberous Sinningia do. Habitat is inferred from the genus; nothing species-specific was available.

Recorded from 873 to 1,745 m, median 1,617 m; the single climate site is at 1,617 m.

Brazil Southeast

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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.