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Guzmania fosteriana

An Andean cloud-forest Guzmania from Colombia to northern Ecuador, described by L.B. Smith in 1960. GBIF records span 450–2480 m, mostly around 1600 m, in mild, very humid forest with rain all year. Grow it at intermediate temperatures with high humidity and no dry season.

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

No habitat description was reachable beyond altitude and region. Its records come from humid Andean forest, where guzmanias grow mainly as epiphytes.

Recorded at 450–2480 m, median 1585 m (37 records); a GBIF species account gives 1000–2450 m.

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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