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Columnea anisophylla

A widespread Andean and Central American gesneriad whose paired leaves are strongly unequal in size, as the name says. The 349 wild records span Costa Rica to Peru at 200–3,340 m, centred on montane cloud forest around 1,750 m. Grow it cool to intermediate, very humid and in bright shade.

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 of humid premontane to montane forest and cloud forest, on trunks and branches.

Records span 200–3,340 m with a median of 1,750 m (296 records), so it is mainly a cloud-forest plant; the lowest records probably come from wet foothill ravines.

Costa RicaPanamáColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.