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Kohleria inaequalis

A rhizomatous gesneriad from the Andean slopes of Colombia and Ecuador, common in mid-elevation forest edges and clearings. It likes even warmth, cool nights, humid air and bright filtered light, and may die back to its scaly rhizomes after flowering.

Kohleria inaequalis
Photo: Bachelot PierreJ-P, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

A terrestrial herb or subshrub of humid montane forest edges, banks and disturbed ground; Kohleria often grows along roadsides and streams in partial sun.

Recorded from 200 to 3,490 m, median 1,550 m.

ColombiaEcuador

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✓ 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
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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.