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Episcia andina

A creeping gesneriad from the eastern Andean foothills of Colombia, known from only a few collections. Like other Episcia it wants warmth, low light, constantly moist but airy soil and high humidity, which makes a terrarium the easiest home.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumably a creeping, stoloniferous herb on the shaded, humid floor of foothill forest, as in the rest of the genus; collections come from 550–1330 m on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental.

Recorded sites lie between roughly 550 and 1330 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.