Guzmania glaucophylla

A Peruvian endemic described by Werner Rauh in 1985, well recorded from the Oxapampa area of Pasco at 1,200–2,700 m, mostly around 2,400 m. A cool-growing cloud-forest epiphyte with glaucous leaves; the climate grid suggests a dry mid-year season that the ridge forests probably soften with mist.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of upper-montane cloud forest on the Yanachaga range and surrounding slopes of Oxapampa; the glaucous foliage hints at a somewhat exposed, well-lit position.

Twenty-four records at 1,221–2,700 m, median 2,410 m.

Peru

🔒 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.