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Columnea ciliata

A comparatively well-collected Columnea of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Colombia and northern Peru, mostly at 1500–2000 m. It suits intermediate conditions with mild days, cool nights and a slightly drier mid-year season.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Records concentrate in premontane and lower montane forest of Ecuador, much of it on the southern Andean slopes. As in most Columnea it is presumably an epiphyte of shaded, mossy trunks; its microhabitat is not documented in sources we could reach.

GBIF records span 800–2500 m with a median of 1784 m (215 records).

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.