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Guzmania hitchcockiana

A Guzmania described by L.B. Smith in 1935 from the Pacific side of the northern Andes, ranging from south-west Colombia to Ecuador. Almost nothing about its ecology is published, so this profile rests on the 23 wild Ecuadorian records and on how lowland Guzmania grow.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Wet lowland and foothill forest on the Pacific slope. Like most lowland Guzmania it is presumably an epiphyte, or sometimes terrestrial, in shaded forest.

Recorded at 100-2500 m, median 500 m (22 records). A Colombian regional flora gives 20-50 m. Most plants grow in the lowlands and foothills.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.