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Guzmania farciminiformis

A Guzmania of the eastern Andean foothills of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, especially the sandstone ridges of the Cordillera del Cóndor. It needs mild, humid, shaded conditions with water in its central cup.

Guzmania farciminiformis
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Recorded in very humid lower-montane forest, primary forest on ridges and slopes, and low shrubby vegetation on sandstone; growth habit is not stated on labels and is assumed epiphytic like most Guzmania.

Recorded at about 825–2280 m, median about 1300 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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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.