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Guzmania inkaterrae

Guzmania inkaterrae was described by Gouda and Soto in 2012 from the cloud forest around Machu Picchu Pueblo in Cusco, where the Inkaterra reserve gives it its name, and it has since been recorded in the northern Peruvian Andes of Amazonas and Cajamarca. It is a cool-intermediate cloud-forest epiphyte of 1600 to 2000 m with a distinctly drier, cooler season from May to September. Very rare in cultivation.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in humid montane cloud forest on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes, on mossy trunks and branches in filtered light. The Machu Picchu populations sit in steep, misty valley forest above the Urubamba.

Recorded from 1620 to 1950 m, median 1900 m; the grid site at 2327 m near Machu Picchu is a little above the collections.

PeruCuscoAmazonasCajamarca

🔒 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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