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Columnea polyantha

A yellow-flowered Columnea of southern Costa Rica and western Panama, collected as a hemiepiphyte in forest and at forest edges from the lowlands into the Talamanca foothills. It was one of the species in a pollination study at Piedras Blancas National Park. Grow it warm and humid in bright shade, with a slightly drier late winter.

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

Hemiepiphyte or epiphyte in wet forest and along forest edges, where light is brighter than in the interior.

GBIF records span 50–2,387 m, median about 600 m (90 records).

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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.