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Guzmania cabrerae

Guzmania cabrerae is a cloud-forest epiphyte of the Western Cordillera of Colombia, described by Amy Jean Gilmartin and collected mainly in the hills above Cali, Dagua and La Cumbre at 1700 to 2000 m, with a second population near Urrao in Antioquia.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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, sometimes semi-epiphytic on mossy banks, in little-disturbed primary cloud forest on the wet Pacific-facing slopes of the Western Cordillera. Several records are labelled epífita and one describes the site as minimally disturbed primary forest.

Recorded elevations 1700 to 2000 m, median 1960 m, from eight records.

ColombiaValle del CaucaAntioquia

🔒 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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