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Kohleria andina

A high-Andean Kohleria from Ecuador, recently recombined by Clark and Jost (2021) and recorded only at 2500–2950 m. That is unusually cold for the genus, so it needs cool, humid conditions rather than the warm care given to common Kohleria hybrids.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not documented in detail; Andean Kohleria usually grow as terrestrial herbs on banks, forest edges and road cuts in humid montane forest.

Recorded at 2500–2950 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.