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Columnea bilabiata

Columnea bilabiata is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by Seemann in Botany of the Voyage of HMS Herald (1854). A hot, wet lowland species from the Chocó, first described in 1854 and relatively well collected. Little has been written about it in cultivation, so the targets here come from the measured wild climate and what is typical of Columnea.

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

Where it grows wild

A lowland Chocó rainforest Columnea, one of the wettest forest regions on Earth. Presumed epiphytic on trunks in the humid understory, as for the genus.

Recorded from sea level to 1900 m, but the median is only 175 m: mainly a lowland species.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.