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Columnea dissimilis

A warm-growing Columnea of Panama, western Colombia and Ecuador, mostly at 300–900 m. The Colombian plant catalogue records its leaves being used locally against bites of the fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper). It needs warmth, humid air and moisture all year, with a drier spell early in the year.

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 Andean and Pacific regions at 130–1450 m. As in most Columnea it is presumably an epiphyte of shaded trunks in wet lowland and premontane forest; its habit is not documented in sources we could reach.

Catalogued at 130–1450 m. GBIF records span 21–1865 m with a median of 600 m (135 records).

PanamáColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.