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Guzmania betancurii

A Colombian Guzmania described by Luther in 1999 from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia and Caldas. It grows at 800-1500 m as an epiphyte, and sometimes on rocks or the ground, forming broad cushions of rosettes with very sharp leaf tips and bracts.

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

Where it grows wild

Labels describe an epiphytic, clumping herb forming broad cushions in sub-Andean and humid montane forest, including fragmented and secondary forest near Río Claro (Selva de Florencia) and on the rock outcrop Piedra del Castrillón. The plant is up to 110 cm tall when flowering, with rigid, pungent leaf and bract tips.

Recorded at 800-1500 m, median 1425 m.

Colombia

🔒 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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