Marcgravia eichleriana

A root-climber of the very wet Pacific-slope cloud forest of Nariño in south-western Colombia, with scattered records in the Amazonian lowlands of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. Most collections come from around 1800 m, so grow it cool, dim and permanently wet with a mossy climbing surface.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Wet montane and cloud forest, climbing mossy trunks and rock as a shingling juvenile; the Colombian catalogue records it from 0 to 2000 m in the Amazon and Andes regions. The dominant site cluster is the exceptionally wet Nariño cloud forest near La Planada.

Recorded from 120 to 2000 m, but the median is 1800 m and nearly all records are montane; the lowland Amazonian records are few.

Colombia (Nariño, Antioquia, Amazonas)Venezuela (Amazonas)Brazil (Amazonas)

🔒 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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