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Columnea picta

A Columnea of western Colombia and Ecuador, named for its painted (red-marked) foliage. Wild records cluster on the wet Pacific (Chocó) slopes of the Andes around 1000 m, where it is warm and humid all year.

Columnea picta
Photo: Duemmler, Ferdinand.; Karsten, Hermann; Schmidt, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Public domain, 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

Presumed an epiphyte of wet lowland to premontane forest on the Pacific side of the Andes, as for most Columnea; species-specific habitat notes were not found.

Recorded from 5 to 2830 m, median 950 m; most records are premontane (500–1500 m).

ColombiaEcuador

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✓ 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
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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.