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Columnea querceti

A Costa Rican gesneriad whose name refers to oak woods (querceti). It has more than 300 wild records, most at 800–1500 m, in a mild, humid climate with a short drier spell from January to April.

Columnea querceti
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Habitat is not described in detail in the sources we could open. Most Columnea species are epiphytes on mossy trunks and branches in wet montane forest, and the name points to oak forest; an epiphytic habit is assumed.

Recorded from near sea level to 2200 m, median 1200 m.

Costa Rica

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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.