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Columnea albiflora

Columnea albiflora is a white-flowered epiphytic gesneriad described by Kvist and Skog in 1993 from the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador. Its 58 GBIF records sit in cloud forest at 1050-2430 m (median 1700 m), which means mild days, cool nights and constant humidity with no dry season. Grow it like other cool-montane Columnea: humid air, moderate light and an evenly moist, airy mix.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in wet montane cloud forest on the Amazonian slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.

Recorded at 1050-2432 m, median 1700 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.