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Guzmania ecuadorensis

An endangered epiphytic bromeliad endemic to Ecuador, known from the cloud forests of the western Andes in Bolívar and Cotopaxi at about 2000–2500 m. It is threatened by habitat loss. It needs cool, constantly humid conditions, as for other high-elevation Guzmania.

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

An epiphyte in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest and high-elevation shrubland, on the western slopes of the Andes in central Ecuador.

Dated collections come from about 2000–2500 m, most near 2400 m.

Ecuador (western Andean slopes, Bolívar and Cotopaxi)

🔒 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.