Guzmania izkoi
A Guzmania known only from the type locality in the Cordillera de los Guacamayos, Napo, Ecuador, at 1620 m. The site is warm-intermediate cloud forest that is wet all year.
At home, aim for
Day
IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night
Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity
Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light
Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)
Where it grows wild
All records are the type collection from the Pigüi Yacu valley in the Cordillera de los Guacamayos. The labels give no habitat detail; the area is montane cloud forest.
Recorded at 1620 m.
Ecuador
🔒 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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