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Columnea filamentosa

Columnea filamentosa is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by Skog in Selbyana (2003), as a replacement name. A rarely collected hot, wet lowland species from Pacific Colombia. 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 Warm-growingTargets 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 lowland Colombian Columnea from one of the wettest regions on Earth, presumed epiphytic. It is known from very few collections.

The records carry little elevation data; the measured sites lie between about 40 and 420 m.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.