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Sinningia villosa

A tuberous Sinningia from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, recorded mostly in Espírito Santo at 70-800 m. Grow it warm and bright-shaded in summer, and let the tuber rest drier in the cooler, drier winter.

Sinningia villosa
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Records cluster in the hills of Espírito Santo, a region of Atlantic Forest and granite inselbergs, where many Sinningia grow in rock crevices and on shaded rocky slopes from a tuber. Species-specific habitat details were not checked.

Recorded at 69-803 m, median 295 m.

Brazil (Northeast)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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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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.