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Columnea purpurata

A Central American Columnea, a gesneriad of wet lowland and foothill forest from southern Mexico and Belize to Colombia. Nearly nothing species-specific is published, so these conditions come from the measured climate and the habits of epiphytic Columnea.

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

Humid forest, most records from Costa Rica at low to middle elevations. Columnea are mostly epiphytic subshrubs or trailing plants on trunks and branches; this species is assumed to be similar.

Recorded from sea level to 3280 m, median 500 m (622 records); most sites are below 900 m.

BelizeColombiaCosta RicaGuatemalaHondurasMexico SoutheastNicaraguaPanamá

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.