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Streptocarpus eylesii

A rosette or single-leaved Streptocarpus of south-central Africa, best known from shaded rocks in Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands and the mountains of Malawi and Tanzania. It grows through a warm wet summer and rests through a long, cool dry winter, often losing much of its leaf.

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

Shaded rock outcrops, boulders and crevices in montane forest margins and woodland, rooted in moss and humus pockets on rock.

Recorded at 280–2,320 m, most at 1,600–2,300 m (median about 1,800 m).

ZimbabweMozambiqueMalawiZambiaTanzania

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.