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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Kohleria gigantea

A large, scaly-rhizomed gesneriad from Colombia, a velvety herb or subshrub with tubular spotted flowers. Little is published about it specifically; grow it like other Andean Kohleria: bright shade, warm days, moderate nights and even moisture.

Kohleria gigantea
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Eugene van der Pijll assumed (based on copyright claims)., 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 Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Genus-level inference: Colombian Kohleria grow on forest edges, stream banks and roadside slopes in humid premontane forest.

No wild records; the genus in Colombia is mostly found at about 300-2000 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.