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Guzmania herrerae

Guzmania herrerae is a Costa Rican endemic described by Luther and Kress in 1996 and named for the Costa Rican botanist Gerardo Herrera. It grows as an epiphyte in wet premontane and lower montane forest from about 600 to 1550 m on both the Caribbean slope and the Tilarán and Guanacaste cordilleras. Warm-intermediate and easy once humidity is high; it is occasionally grown by bromeliad specialists.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on mossy trunks and limbs in very wet premontane rainforest and lower cloud forest, in filtered light beneath a dense canopy. Records cluster around Monteverde, the Guanacaste volcanoes and the Caribbean foothills.

Recorded from 600 to 1550 m, median 1000 m; one 2340 m grid site near Tarrazú is an outlier and the plant is not a high cloud-forest species.

Costa RicaAlajuelaGuanacasteCartagoLimón

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✓ 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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