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Hispaniolan Goldfish Plant

Columnea domingensis

Hispaniolan Goldfish Plant
Photo: Martin Reith, CC BY-SA 4.0

Columnea domingensis is an epiphytic species in the African violet family (Gesneriaceae), native to Hispaniola. Grow it as a warm, humid houseplant in bright, filtered light and keep the roots evenly moist but not soggy.

Family
Gesneriaceae (African violet family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the mix starts to dry, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Loose, well-draining epiphyte mix such as orchid bark with peat or coco coir.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Hispaniola
Climate
wet tropical

About

Columnea domingensis is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. According to Liogier, it can be found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Other Columnea plants

Tibey de cresta · Blood Of Christ · Columnea crassifolia · Columnea flexiflora · Columnea florida · Columnea glabra · Goldfish Plant Or Orange Columnea · Columnea hirta · Columnea linearis · Goldfish Plant Or Orange Columnea · Columnea microphylla · Columnea minor

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Columnea domingensis 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.

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