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Guzmania gloriosa

A large Andean Guzmania from the montane and cloud forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, recorded from about 1,300 to 3,350 m. It is a cool-growing bromeliad and does poorly in warm, stuffy conditions, needing cool nights, moist air and bright shade.

Guzmania gloriosa
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows in subandean and Andean montane forest and cloud forest, including forest remnants and old trails. Herbarium labels do not say whether plants were on trees or on the ground. Like several large Andean guzmanias it probably grows both as an epiphyte and on mossy banks, so treat the growth form as uncertain.

Specimens with elevations range from about 1,300 m (Antioquia) to 3,365 m (Cundinamarca), mostly 2,000–2,900 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

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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 2.0 licence, unmodified.