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Columnea angustata

A widespread, warm-growing Columnea ranging from Costa Rica to Ecuador, mostly in lowland and premontane wet forest on the Pacific side. With a median record elevation of 600 m, it is one of the warmer-growing species and suits a warm, humid terrarium.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Lowland and premontane wet forest, mainly on the Pacific slope and in the Andean foothills. It is treated as an epiphyte, as in most of the genus; species-specific habitat notes are thin.

GBIF records span 0–1970 m, median 600 m (373 records); the Colombian plant catalogue cites 0–3250 m.

Costa RicaPanamaColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.