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

Kohleria peruviana

A rhizomatous gesneriad of the eastern Andean slopes of central Peru, recorded mostly between about 650 and 2,250 m. Little is published on this species itself, so growers should treat it like other Kohleria: warm, bright but not baking, evenly moist while growing, and allowed to slow down in the drier months.

Kohleria peruviana
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Kohleria species typically grow on moist banks, forest edges, ravines and roadcuts in premontane forest, where they get broken sun and good drainage. The records for this species cluster in the Chanchamayo and Huallaga valleys of central Peru; nothing species-specific on microhabitat was found.

Recorded at 633 to 2,260 m, median about 1,255 m, on the eastern Andean slopes.

Peru

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.