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Columnea rubricaulis

A Columnea described by Standley in 1938 from the cloud forests of Honduras and Nicaragua. Specimens come from 700-2130 m, mostly around 1300-1400 m, in mossy cloud and elfin forest on ridges.

Columnea rubricaulis
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels describe cloud forest and elfin forest on narrow granite ridges with oak, Clethra and Freziera. One observer saw it both near the ground and high in the canopy at the lower edge of cloud forest, so it grows as an epiphyte.

Recorded at 700-2130 m, median about 1390 m.

HondurasNicaragua

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.