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Accession Data:

Columnea schiedeana Schltdl.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Gesneriaceae Dumort.

  • Country of Origin: eastern Mexico

  • Culture: A shrub with a spreading habit, this does well in baskets although it does not trail vertically. Bright filtered light, good soil with moderate fertilization. Even moisture with a slight drying between waterings.
  • USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500038
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Accession Date: 08-03-2015
  • Bench: 3111 - EVO: Equisetum & Cycads
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-21-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Gesneriaceae
  • SubFamily: Gesneroideae
  • Tribe: Gesnerieae
  • SubTribe: Columneinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
  2. Columnea schiedeana at Hortipedia. Accessed 29 May 2015.
  3. Columnea schiedeana at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, June 06, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:18:38 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Columnea schiedeana

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W/C = Wild Collected
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