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Kohleria allenii

A gesneriad from the Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica and western Panama, mostly below 600 m. Grow it like other Kohleria: warm, humid air, moderate light and an evenly moist, airy mix, with rhizomes that can carry it through a slowdown.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specific habitat notes are not available. Lowland Kohleria in this region usually grow as herbs along forest edges, stream banks, road cuts and clearings in wet forest, and that is assumed here.

95 records span 15–1,100 m, median 200 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.