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Columnea sulcata

A Columnea of the Pacific (Chocó) slope of Colombia and Ecuador described by Skog and Kvist in 1994, recorded from near sea level to 1800 m. The sites are warm, humid and rainy all 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Records come from wet lowland and foothill forest on the Pacific side of the Andes, from Esmeraldas and Carchi in Ecuador to Valle del Cauca and Chocó in Colombia. Like most Columnea it is presumed epiphytic; habit details are not published beyond the original description.

19 records at 60–1800 m, median 682 m.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.