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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Columnea domingensis

A gesneriad endemic to Hispaniola, recorded mostly in the island's mountains between about 500 and 1900 m. Little has been published about it, so conditions come from the measured climate at its record sites and from montane Columnea in general: mild, humid and never hot.

Columnea domingensis
Photo: Martin Reith, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumed to grow as an epiphyte or on mossy banks in humid montane forest, as most Columnea do; the sources we opened give no habitat detail.

Recorded from 500 to 1900 m, median about 1265 m (35 records).

Dominican RepublicHaiti

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.