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Streptocarpus meyeri

A South African Streptocarpus, recorded mainly in the Eastern Cape, that grows in shaded rock crevices in drier country than most of its genus. It copes with a dry winter and warm summers, and needs a drier winter and good drainage rather than constant damp. Most of the conditions here come from the measured climate and the genus.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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 Eastern Cape on rocky hills and thicket, with outliers in the Northern Cape and Limpopo escarpment. Like other dry-country Streptocarpus it likely sits in shaded crevices and under rock overhangs.

Climate sites range from about 560 to 1,930 m; GBIF records carry few elevations.

Cape ProvincesNorthern 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.