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Columnea purpusii

A Mexican Columnea of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, especially the Los Tuxtlas volcanoes, where it grows in tall evergreen rain forest and montane cloud forest. Its climate has a clear dry spring (March–April) and a very wet summer and autumn. Grow it warm to intermediate and humid, with a slightly drier spring.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphyte in selva alta perennifolia (tall evergreen rain forest), bosque mesófilo de montaña (cloud forest) and forest remnants, including crater rims and ridge crests.

GBIF records span 11–2,243 m, median about 730 m (103 records).

Mexico

🔒 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.