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Guzmania confusa

An epiphytic Guzmania of humid Andean forest in Colombia and Ecuador, described by L.B. Smith in 1971; the Ecuadorian plants are var. foetida. Collectors' notes call it the commonest Guzmania in parts of the Loja–Zamora montane forest. Grow it as a medium-light, cool-to-intermediate tank bromeliad with constant humidity.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in premontane and montane rainforest on the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador (Napo, Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe), including Sumaco and Podocarpus and dwarf forest on sandstone in the Cordillera del Cóndor.

Wild GBIF records run from about 300 m (Podocarpus lowlands) to 2,000 m (Loja–Zamora road), mostly 950–2,000 m. A 2,780 m record is a cultivated plant in Quito.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.