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Guzmania eduardi

An epiphytic bromeliad from the very wet forests of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. A field note describes red floral bracts and yellow flowers. Collections run from about 400 m in the Chocó lowlands of Esmeraldas to about 1,500 m in Antioquia. Grow it like a warm, humid-forest Guzmania: bright shade, steady warmth, a central cup kept clean and fresh, and air that never gets dry.

Guzmania eduardi
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Epiphyte in humid tropical forest, both primary forest and disturbed roadside forest. Specimen labels mention 'Bosque Húmedo Tropical', primary forest, and sites beside the Río Bogotá in Esmeraldas.

GBIF specimens run from about 400–625 m in Esmeraldas and Bolívar up to about 1,515 m around Frontino and Dabeiba in Antioquia.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.