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Guzmania cundinamarcae

Guzmania cundinamarcae is a recently described Colombian tank bromeliad (Eric Gouda, 2021, published 2022) named for the department of Cundinamarca. The wild records available, however, come from the Central Cordillera around Manizales and Medellín and from Chocó, at roughly 1,500 to 2,500 m in cool, very humid Andean cloud forest. It wants cool nights, high humidity, filtered light and water in every month, and is not yet established in cultivation.

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

An epiphyte of upper montane cloud forest, on mossy trunks and branches where fog is a daily event. The Manizales-area records sit near 1,900 m and the Antioquia records near 2,400 m, in the cool, wet zone of the Central Cordillera.

No record carries an elevation, but the localities lie at about 1,450 to 2,460 m by terrain; treat 1,500 to 2,500 m as the working band.

ColombiaCaldasAntioquiaChocóCundinamarca

🔒 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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