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Guzmania breviscapa

Guzmania breviscapa is a short-scaped bromeliad described by Harry Luther from a plant collected near Quibdó in the Colombian Chocó, one of the wettest places on earth, and flowered at Selby Gardens. It is an epiphyte of hot lowland rainforest and is happiest sealed into a warm, very humid case with soft water and no dry spells; the only two records come from around 100 m.

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

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in lowland Chocó rainforest, where rain falls almost daily and the air rarely drops below 90 percent humidity. The 2011 record from the Pandó environmental station at Pacurita is labelled epiphyte.

The one measured record is at 100 m near Quibdó; the type was collected nearby, so the species is a true lowland plant.

ColombiaChocó

🔒 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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