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Sinningia muscicola is a small tuberous species from the African violet family, native to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, grown for its small lavender flowers and dark-veined leaves. It is grown much like African violets but needs more humidity.
Sinningia muscicola, formerly referred to as Sinningia sp. "Rio das Pedras", is a small tuberous species within the genus Sinningia and part of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae.
The plants produce small, bright lavender flowers and have oval serrated leaves with dark green colouration around the veins.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
