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Columnea ambigua
Columnea ambigua, known as tibey de cresta, is an epiphytic shrub from the humid forests of Puerto Rico that clings to rocks and trunks. It is grown by enthusiasts as a gesneriad rather than a common houseplant, and it needs humid, bright, shaded conditions with fast-draining growing media.
Columnea ambigua, also known as tibey de cresta, is a species of epiphytic shrub endemic to the island of Puerto Rico. It adheres to rocks in humid premontane and montane forests such as El Yunque.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Columnea ambigua by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
