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Columnea chrysotricha

A Colombian Columnea described in 1994 whose name means 'golden-haired'. It grows in warm, wet forest from the Amazonian foothills into the lower Andes, mostly below 1400 m.

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

Where it grows wild

The Colombian plant catalogue places it in the Amazonian and Andean regions at 325–1420 m. As in most Columnea it is presumably an epiphyte of shaded trunks in wet foothill forest; its habit is not described in sources we could reach.

Catalogued at 325–1420 m. GBIF records span 325–2250 m with a median of 889 m (28 records).

Colombia

🔒 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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