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Columnea nariniana

Columnea nariniana is an epiphytic gesneriad of southern Colombia (Nariño) and northern Ecuador, transferred from Dalbergaria by Kvist and Skog in 1993. It grows at 550-1800 m (median about 1050 m) where days are warm and nights mild all year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

An epiphyte of wet premontane forest on the Andean slopes of Nariño and northern Ecuador; microhabitat inferred from the genus.

Recorded at 550-1800 m, median 1046 m (30 records).

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.