Columnea segregata

A Columnea described by Morley in 1973 from the Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica and western Panama. Records cluster in the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce forests, mostly below 950 m, where it is hot and wet with a short drier season early in the year.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Records come from lowland and foothill wet forest of the southern Pacific slope of Costa Rica (Osa, Golfito, Coto Brus and the central Pacific). Like most Columnea it is presumed epiphytic; habit details are not available beyond the original description.

68 records at 0–950 m, median 300 m.

Costa 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.