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Guzmania dussii

A Lesser Antillean Guzmania of Guadeloupe and Dominica, named for the collector Pere Duss, growing as an epiphyte in the wet montane rainforest of the volcanic highlands around 750 to 800 m. It lives in near-constant mist with a small day-night swing, so it wants warm, very humid, evenly moist conditions rather than cool nights.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wet montane rainforest and mossy elfin forest on the windward volcanic slopes of Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre) and Dominica, where rain and cloud are almost daily; an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches.

Recorded at 752 to 800 m, the rainforest belt of the island mountains.

GuadeloupeDominicaLesser Antilles

🔒 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.