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Columnea orientandina

An epiphytic gesneriad of the eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador and northern Peru, whose leaves are green with a red tip. It grows at 600–1670 m in warm, very wet forest, so it suits a humid terrarium with warm days and mild nights.

Columnea orientandina
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in wet premontane forest on the Amazonian slope of the Andes. Red-tipped leaves like these are usually seen in Columnea that attract hummingbirds to otherwise inconspicuous flowers.

Recorded at 600–1670 m, median 1100 m.

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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.