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Streptocarpus galpinii

A unifoliate Streptocarpus of the Mpumalanga and Eswatini escarpment, where it grows in shaded rock crevices and on mossy boulders at roughly 1,100-1,600 m.

Streptocarpus galpinii
Photo: Delia Oosthuizen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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 faces, crevices and boulders in forest margins and ravines of the escarpment; like other unifoliate Streptocarpus it sits in thin pockets of moss and humus.

Few records carry elevations; the climate sites lie at about 1,100-1,640 m.

South Africa (Mpumalanga, Limpopo)Eswatini

🔒 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.