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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

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2018
2017
2016
2015

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500038
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Accession Date: 08-03-2015
  • Bench: 1301 - NEOA: East Bench NN
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 04-25-2018

Classification:

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

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 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:33:31 -0400

Images:

Columnea schiedeana

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W/C = Wild Collected
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