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Episcia lilacina

A creeping, stoloniferous gesneriad of wet lowland forest floors from Nicaragua to Colombia. It has quilted, often bronzy leaves and pale lilac flowers. It needs constant warmth, high humidity and shade, which makes it a natural terrarium plant.

Episcia lilacina
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Terrestrial on the shaded, humid floor of lowland rainforest, often along stream banks and trails, spreading by stolons. The microhabitat is generalised from the genus.

Recorded at 0–1800 m, median 150 m.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaHondurasSoutheastern Mexico

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.