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Guzmania confinis

A high-Andean Guzmania of Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, recorded at 2400–3700 m in cloud forest, high shrubland and grassy páramo edges. It grows both as an epiphyte and on the ground, in cold, constantly wet air, so it needs cool conditions few homes provide.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Specimen labels describe well-preserved cloud forest, high-altitude shrubland (arbustal) and herb-dominated grassland; one collection at the same site is noted as terrestrial and another as epiphytic.

Recorded at 2400–3700 m, median 3275 m; one Antioquia label mentions 3950 m.

ColombiaPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.