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Columnea vittata

Columnea vittata is a Panamanian gesneriad, originally named by Wiehler and transferred to Columnea by Skog, known from only five wild records at 725-1400 m in western and eastern Panama. Almost nothing species-specific is published, so these conditions come from the measured cloud-forest climate and general montane Columnea care.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumed an epiphyte of premontane and lower montane wet forest, as with related Columnea; the few records come from Chiriqui/Bocas highlands and eastern Panama.

Recorded 725-1400 m, median 1200 m (5 records).

Panama

🔒 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.