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Sinningia tubiflora

A tuberous gesneriad from the grasslands and scrub of northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, grown for its long white, night-scented tubular flowers. It grows in summer and dies back to the tuber for a dry, cool winter rest.

Sinningia tubiflora
Photo: Swallowtail Garden Seeds from Santa Rosa, California, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in open grassland, scrub and woodland edges on well-drained soils, emerging from an underground tuber in the warm wet season. Based on the measured sites and general knowledge of the species in cultivation.

Mostly lowland (near sea level to 100 m) with records up to about 900 m in the Córdoba hills.

Argentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestParaguayUruguay

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.