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Guzmania brackeana

Guzmania brackeana is a recently described bromeliad of the Cordillera del Cóndor and neighbouring ridges in southern Ecuador, where it grows in wet premontane forest on sandstone between about 1000 and 2400 m.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Premontane and lower montane wet forest on sandstone tablelands and shrubby ridge crests of the Cordillera del Cóndor and Cordillera de Huaracayo, where cloud and rain keep the vegetation mossy. Records do not state whether plants sat on trunks or on the ground; on these wind-swept sandstone ridges Guzmania often grow both ways.

Recorded elevations 1046 to 2440 m, median 1750 m, from 25 records.

EcuadorZamora-ChinchipeMorona-SantiagoAzuay

🔒 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.