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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Guzmania cylindrica

A Guzmania described by L.B. Smith (1955), known from a handful of records in the coastal mountains of Venezuela and the Colombian Andes and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta at about 960 to 2,640 m. These are cloud-forest elevations, so grow it like other montane Guzmania: shaded, humid, with mild days and cool nights.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic, as is usual in Guzmania, in premontane and montane cloud forest. No species-specific habitat notes were reachable.

Recorded elevations 964 to 2,640 m, median 1,380 m (7 records).

ColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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.