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Columnea coronata

Columnea coronata is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by Amaya, Skog & Kvist in the Edinburgh Journal of Botany (2004). A cool-growing Colombian cloud-forest 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 IntermediateTargets 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 Colombian montane cloud-forest Columnea, presumed epiphytic. Almost everything known about its conditions comes from one collecting area.

Recorded from about 990 to 2200 m, median about 2080 m: montane cloud forest.

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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