Collection Home

Below is a menu of the plants in my collection. They are organized by botanical family under the category Plants. Be careful not to just click Plants since this will list everything in my collection. The triangle beside each category can be clicked to show the genera in each family of plants. You will need to bone up on your botanical classifications to use this menu efficiently.
Have Fun!




Skip Navigation Links.
Expand _Current Collection_Current Collection
_Grow Tent - 2x2x4
_Wanted
Ant Plants
Artwork
Expand BiotypesBiotypes
Cuttings Available
Expand Plants FamiliesPlants Families
Home >> Plants Families >>> Gesneriaceae >>> Columnea



Note: This site no longer has plants for sale.
Columnea allenii

No Longer in collection


Nice trailing species with small leaves. Originally came from ABG

****
Columnea arguta

No Longer in collection


Very pendent species with small succulent leaves.
Ecuagenera


Columnea brenneri (tenensis)

Purchased from Ecuagenera was nice enough to send me another plant after I contacted them about the wrong I’d on the first one. Came with flowers so this on is correct. Turns out to be brenneri not tenensis.
Columnea 'Broget Sport'

I suspect this is 'Broget Stavanger' but I will keep it tagged like I received it.
Columnea 'Broget Stavanger'

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets.
Columnea 'Carnival'

No Longer in collection


This is a great plant. Large yellow flowers with red lips and tiny dark leaves. Too bad I almost killed it.
Columnea ceticeps

This species does not seem to like high temperatures over 85F. It also likes to dry out but the leaves are fragile so it shouldn’t get too dry. High humidity is a must
Columnea chiricana

A nice pendant habit Columnea. Very nice pink upright flowers
I have been after this plant ever since I took a trip to Panama and saw it at Finca Dracula. Finally able to get it from eBay.
Ebay Listing

Columnea citriflora

No Longer in collection


Tricantha citrina is now considered as Columnea citriflora. Formerly listed as Columnea mira. I purchased this from Rob's Violets.

****
Columnea colombiana

Very nice small leaved, pendant growing epiphyte. Formerly known as Pentadinia colombiana

Columnea crassicaulis

No Longer in collection


I got this from Lauray of Salisbury.
Columnea cruenta

No Longer in collection


I purchased this plant from Ecuagenera. It's a large growing species. Most likely a cool growing species as well.
Columnea elongatifolia

No Longer in collection


This is a beautiful species with reddish leaves in bright light. Upright growth. Syn. C angustata
Columnea erythrophaea

No Longer in collection


I just purchased this from Kartuz Greenhouse. Nice large flowers that dangle from a long pedicle.
Columnea 'Frosty Hills'

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Kartuz Greenhouse. I find it very interesting that the flowers begin as yellow buds but are slowly changing colors to red I assume.
Columnea 'Fujiyama'

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets.
Columnea gloriosa

No Longer in collection


I nice pendant leaves Columnea. The leaves have very short hairs and are slightly purple in color.

Etsy

Columnea gloriosa

I nice pendant leaves Columnea. The leaves have very short hairs and are slightly purple in color.

Columnea gloriosa 'Superba'

No Longer in collection


I nice pendant leaves Columnea. The leaves have very short hairs and are slightly purple in color. Not sure what the difference is between this cultivar and the species.
Columnea gloriosa 'Superba'

I nice pendant leaves Columnea. The leaves have very short hairs and are slightly purple in color. Not sure what the difference is between this cultivar and the species.
Columnea 'Gold Heart'

No Longer in collection


Purchased from Rob's Violet Barn.
Columnea 'Golden Spike'

I nice pendant leaves Columnea. The leaves have very short hairs and are slightly purple in color. Not sure what the difference is between this cultivar and the species.
Columnea 'Goldilocks'

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets.
Columnea harrisii

No Longer in collection


Received as a cutting and is growing. Large green leaves on a thick stem. No flowers yet.
Columnea hirta

No Longer in collection


I got this from Lauray of Salisbury and it is not liking me much. Hopefully it will survive.
Columnea hirta var mortonii

No Longer in collection


I received a cutting from Bob Stewart and it has grown OK. It is located in the cool house in a trough with Begonias and Aeschynanthus.
Columnea hybrid

No Longer in collection


This is a very nice hybrid but I don't know the name. Unfortunately I have neglected it and am now trying to revive it. Possibly ‘Lave Flow’
Columnea isernii

No Longer in collection


This plant have very soft hairy leaves that look silver. I have not had flowers but it's a nice plant regardless.
Columnea 'Jeanne Katzenstein'

No Longer in collection


Purchased from Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouse.
Columnea katzensteiniae

No Longer in collection


I purchased this plant from Ecuagenera. Also known as Pentadenia katzensteiniae.
Columnea kewensis

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets. This is apparently not a species and most likely a hybrid. According to H.E. Moore, African Violets, Gloxinias and Their Relatives (1956), "A further hybrid, the result of a cross between Columnea glabra and C. Schiedeana, was made in England at the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. It is possible that plants of this parentage are those currently sold under the name Columnea kewensis, a name that has no standing."
Columnea kewensis

Coming Soon!


I purchased this from The Violet Barn. This is apparently not a species and most likely a hybrid. According to H.E. Moore, African Violets, Gloxinias and Their Relatives (1956), "A further hybrid, the result of a cross between Columnea glabra and C. Schiedeana, was made in England at the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. It is possible that plants of this parentage are those currently sold under the name Columnea kewensis, a name that has no standing."
Columnea kienastiana

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets who has it listed as C dodsonii. Now considered kienastiana.
Columnea lehmannii

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets.
Columnea linearis

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets. Nice dark pink flowers with thin small leaves.
Columnea linearis

I purchased this from Violet Barn. Nice dark pink flowers with thin small leaves.
Columnea 'Louise Harris'

I nice pendant leaves Columnea. The leaves have very short hairs and are slightly purple in color. Not sure what the difference is between this cultivar and the species.
Columnea 'Maryjane Evans'

No Longer in collection


Purchased from Lyndon Lyons.
Columnea 'Melissa'

Not sure of the name on this but that's how it is labeled.
Columnea microphylla

No Longer in collection


I purchased this from Rob's Violets.
Violet Barn
Columnea minor

No Longer in collection


Very unusual flowers for this general. See a picture here.
Ebay Listing
Columnea minor

No Longer in collection


Purchased from Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouse. Formerly classified as Tricantha teuscheri.
Columnea minor

Very unusual flowers for this general.
2/15/2026 - Buds forming
Columnea minor

Purchased from Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouse. Formerly classified as Tricantha teuscheri.
Columnea proctori/subcordata

No Longer in collection


This plant comes from the collection at Selby Gardens and as you can see by the name they could not decide whether it was proctori or subcordata. I will keep this designation until I can do more study and see flowers.
Columnea purpusii

No Longer in collection


I got this from Lauray of Salisbury and it is not liking me much. Hopefully it will survive.
Columnea rubra 'Cheekwood'

No Longer in collection


Not sure this is a valid name but it's one I have been after for a while.
Columnea rubriacuta

No Longer in collection


I got this from Lauray of Salisbury. One of the large growing Columnea
Columnea sanguinea

No Longer in collection


Formerly Dalbergaria sanguinea this is a large growing plant. I received this from Ann Davidson and I almost killed it. It originally came from Rob's Violet Barn. It is now in my front greenhouse which stays relatively cool (85f) in the summer. It is responding well and now begining to grow after alomst being a goner. I'm look forward to flowers on this.
Columnea sp

This is a broken piece from a plant at Lowes they let me have.
Columnea sp aff lophophora

No Longer in collection


Large growing species with thick upright stems. Apparently collected by John L Clark in Ecuador at a altitude of 9000 ft but this has not be verified. Said to be a cool growing species. Collection number JLC9000
Columnea sp Malaysia

A cutting Wallace Wells sent me he obtained in Malaysia. He said it a very upright grower.
Columnea spathulata

No Longer in collection


I got this from Lauray of Salisbury. One of the large growing Columnea
Columnea spathulata

Flowers forming on 11/10/2025. Originally received as Columnea orientandina, after flowering it is definitely spathulata.
Columnea spathulata

Received as Columnea guttata but it was id’d by John Clark as spathulata.
Columnea spathulata

Purchased from Ecugenera as tenensis but after flowers appeared it turns out to be spathulata.
Columnea species Selby

No Longer in collection


This plant comes from the collection at Selby Gardens (2003-0350A San Jose,Costa Rica)
Columnea 'Sylvia'

No Longer in collection


Purchased from Lyndon Lyon's Greenhouse.
Columnea tenella

No Longer in collection


Purchased from Ecuagenera as a bare root small plant. When it arrived it was very dry and limp. Hopefully the stems will bounce back and new sprouts will grow.
Columnea verecunda

No Longer in collection


I got this from Lauray of Salisbury. One of the large growing Columnea
Columnea villosissima

No Longer in collection


I purchased this plant from Ecuagenera. Also known as Also known as Dalbergaria villosissima.
Columnea villosissima

Also known as Also known as Dalbergaria villosissima.
Columnea 'Yellow Dragon'

No Longer in collection


This is a yellow flower hybrid as you can tell by the name.