Streptocarpus actinoflorus

A rare Streptocarpus from the Mpumalanga escarpment of South Africa, recorded in the Graskop-Pilgrim's Rest area. Like its escarpment relatives it grows on shaded, damp rock in forest ravines, with a summer-wet, winter-dry climate and cool winter nights.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Escarpment Streptocarpus root into moss on shaded sandstone or quartzite faces and boulders in forest patches and ravines. This is inferred from the genus and the recorded locality.

Records lack elevations; the site is modelled at about 1,470 m on the escarpment.

Northern Provinces

🔒 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.