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Guzmania conifera

An epiphytic bromeliad from the cloud forests of the eastern Andes in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, named for its cone-shaped inflorescence; collectors record orange flowers with yellow tips on a stem up to about 50 cm. Several registered Guzmania cultivars come from it. It wants dappled light, mild temperatures, constantly humid air and a water-filled cup.

Guzmania conifera
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on trees in montane cloud forest with ferns and bamboos, and in evergreen montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes; collectors also found it on fallen trees and note it as moderately abundant. The rosette holds water in its central tank.

GBIF specimens span about 975–2500 m with a median near 1500 m: premontane to montane cloud forest.

Ecuador: eastern Andes (Zamora-Chinchipe, Morona-Santiago, Loja, Napo)Peru: Amazonas, Huánuco, Pasco, JunínColombia: Antioquia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.