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Columnea fractiflexa

Columnea fractiflexa is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by J.F.Smith & J.L.Clark in the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (2013). A cool, very wet cloud-forest species from 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 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 cloud-forest Columnea described in 2013, presumed epiphytic. It grows in some of the wettest montane forest in this group.

Recorded from 1350 to about 1900 m, median 1700 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.