🔍 Goldfish Plant | Columnea sp. 🌺
📍 San Isidro de Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 Shaped like a curled goldfish, this epiphyte dangles from mossy branches, luring in hummingbirds with its fiery, speckled throat.
Flora
Goldfish Plant | Columnea sp.
Basic ID
Conservation Status
Not individually assessed; genus contains many regionally restricted species
Other Common Names
Basket Vine, Flying Goldfish Plant
Plant Type
Epiphytic trailing subshrub
Flower / Leaf Color
Bright red-orange flowers with yellow, red-speckled throat; deep green foliage
Lifespan
Perennial epiphyte
Size
Height
Trailing stems up to 1 m
Spread
Variable, spreads along host branch
Habitat & Behavior
Uses
Ornamental houseplant
Wildlife Attraction
Hummingbirds
Native Region
Central American cloud forests
Current Distribution
Costa Rica highlands, incl. Alajuela province
Habitat
Epiphytic on mossy trees in humid highland forest
Sources: IUCN Red List · Plants of the World Online · USDA PLANTS Database · Encyclopedia of Life