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Guzmania danielii

A cool-growing Andean Guzmania from montane and cloud forest in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, at about 1,400–3,400 m. It is a parent of the cultivar Guzmania 'Zeus'. It needs cool nights, very humid moving air and bright shade, rather than the warm conditions that suit lowland guzmanias.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Labels place it in Andean forest on the eastern slopes, secondary forest and montane scrub (arbustal), with large collections from Cerro Norí in Antioquia. As with most montane guzmanias, it probably grows as an epiphyte, and sometimes on the ground or on banks in scrub, in cloud forest bathed by frequent mist.

65 GBIF records with elevations span 1,425–3,360 m, median about 2,700 m, making it a cool upper-montane plant.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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.