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Columnea albovinosa

A little-documented gesneriad from the western Andean slopes of northern Ecuador, originally described in Alloplectus and moved to Columnea in 2011. Records sit at 1000–1900 m in wet premontane forest with a noticeable July–September dry spell. Grow it as an intermediate-temperature cloud-forest epiphyte.

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

Wet premontane forest on the western Andean slopes of northern Ecuador. Its growth habit in the wild is not documented in sources reachable here; it is treated as an epiphytic or scrambling shrub, as in its relatives.

Recorded at 1000–1900 m, median 1450 m (12 records).

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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