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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Guzmania besseae

Guzmania besseae is an Andean bromeliad recorded from southern Ecuador through Peru to Bolivia, in montane forest at about 2,350 to 2,800 m. Little has been published about it beyond herbarium and field records, which place it in cool, humid cloud forest. Grow it as a cool-intermediate Guzmania: bright shade, cool nights, high humidity with airflow, and a cup kept fresh with rainwater.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from submontane and montane tropical forest, including a Cajamarca label reading 'bosque tropical submontano y montano, suelo rocoso, arenisca y arcilloso', a west-facing slope in Apolobamba, Bolivia, and sandy, seasonally flooded ground in Pasco, Peru. These soil notes suggest it may grow on the ground or on rocks as well as on trees. Here it is treated as epiphytic, as most Guzmania are, but with low confidence.

Specimens with elevations fall between about 2,360 and 2,790 m (median about 2,420 m). Observations from Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) and Amazonas and Cajamarca (Peru) lack elevations and may be somewhat lower.

EcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.