Guzmania devansayana

An Andean Guzmania of southeastern Ecuador and northern Peru, known in cultivation for its showy red and yellow inflorescence. Herbarium records put it in wet montane forest at about 900 to 2,000 m, concentrated in the Cordillera del Cóndor and nearby ranges. Grow it in warm-intermediate, humid conditions with bright shade and water all year.

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

Collections come from the Cordillera del Cóndor and the Cordillera de Huaracayo in Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe, and from the road between Limón and Gualaquiza. These are wet premontane to montane forests on the eastern Andean slope. It is most likely epiphytic, as most Guzmania are, but the sources we could open do not state this.

GBIF specimens with elevations run from 900 to 2,000 m (median about 1,640 m).

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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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