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Columnea schiedeana

Columnea schiedeana is a Mexican epiphytic gesneriad of the Gulf-slope forests, with trailing stems and yellow flowers heavily marked with red. It is one of the parents used in older Columnea hybrids and grows well in intermediate conditions.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Humid forest on the Atlantic slope of Mexico, from lowland rainforest into cloud forest, growing as an epiphyte on trunks and branches.

Recorded from 5 to about 2040 m, median about 700 m; the heaviest record clusters are in the Veracruz and Puebla cloud-forest belt around 900-1050 m.

Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico Southwest

🔒 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.