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Guzmania butcheri

Guzmania butcheri is a bromeliad of the Darién and the Caribbean slope of Panama, described by Werner Rauh, reaching just across the border into the Chocó of Colombia. It grows as an epiphyte in wet lowland and foothill forest between about 280 and 700 m and wants warm, humid, shaded conditions with a soft-water cup; it is held in a few German botanic gardens but is rare in private collections.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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

Epiphyte in wet lowland and premontane forest: recorded on the trail up Cerro Pirre from Rancho Frío in Darién National Park, on the Santa Rita ridge in Colón and in disturbed forest on the eastern side of the Serranía del Darién near Acandí.

Recorded at 280, 600 and 675 m; the median of the three measured records is 675 m.

PanamaDariénColónColombiaChocó

🔒 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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