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Guzmania lehmanniana

A tank bromeliad of the wet western Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador, known from premontane and cloud forest mostly around 1,700–2,600 m. It is often collected at La Planada reserve in Nariño. Grow it as a cool-intermediate, very humid, bright-shade epiphyte.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Pluvial premontane and lower montane cloud forest on the Pacific-facing slopes of the western cordillera, where rain and cloud fall almost daily. It grows as an epiphyte in the forest.

GBIF records run from about 1,000 to 2,620 m, median about 1,900 m; the type came from the western slopes of Cerro Munchique at 2,200–2,600 m.

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.