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Columnea glabra

An epiphytic gesneriad of montane cloud forest in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, recorded mostly around 1500–2200 m. It lives in cool, constantly moist air with a short drier spell early in the year. Grow it cool and humid in a hanging basket with bright, filtered light.

Columnea glabra
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Codiferous assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, 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

Wikipedia says it grows in montane cloud forest, usually as an epiphyte. Plants hang from mossy trunks and branches under a broken canopy.

Recorded at 500–3000 m, median 1894 m (150 records).

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanamá

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.5 licence, unmodified.