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Columnea calotricha

Columnea calotricha is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by Donnell Smith in the Botanical Gazette (1905). A widespread and fairly well-collected warm-growing species. 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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A widespread lowland to premontane wet-forest Columnea whose name refers to its handsome hairs. Presumed epiphytic, growing on trunks and branches in the forest understory.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1500 m, median about 600 m: lowland and premontane wet forest.

GuatemalaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaSurinameFrench GuianaBrazil North

🔒 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.