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Columnea sanguinea

Columnea sanguinea is a widespread shrubby or epiphytic gesneriad from Central America, the Antilles and northern South America, known for the blood-red blotches on the undersides of its large leaves (hence local names such as Sangre de Cristo). It tolerates a wide elevation range and is one of the easier Columnea to grow warm-intermediate.

Columnea sanguinea
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Moist lowland and montane forest, growing as a scrambling shrub on the ground or as an epiphyte on trunks, often along forest edges and clearings.

Recorded from sea level to about 3060 m, median 1367 m; the Colombian catalogue gives 100-2600 m. Most measured sites are Andean mid-elevation (1850-2050 m).

BoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastColombiaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaHaitiPanamáSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.