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Columnea sanguinolenta

Columnea sanguinolenta is a gesneriad of Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia, well documented by 181 wild records from near sea level to about 1,700 m. It lives in warm, very wet forest with a short, drier spell early in the year. Grow it like other warm epiphytic Columneas: humid air, bright shade and an airy mix that never dries out completely.

Columnea sanguinolenta
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

The sources consulted do not describe its habitat. Most Central American Columneas are epiphytes or trailing shrubs on trunks and branches in wet forest, so the growth form is inferred.

GBIF records span 2–1,680 m, with a median of 700 m (155 records).

ColombiaCosta RicaPanama

🔒 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.