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Guzmania lindenii

Guzmania lindenii is one of the showiest foliage Guzmanias: a large rosette of pale green leaves crossed by wavy dark bands, first described as Massangea lindenii by André in the 1870s and grown in Europe ever since. Wild records come from the eastern Andean foothills of Peru between 400 and 1500 m, a warm, seasonally drier forest, which makes it easier to keep in a warm room than the cloud-forest species.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Grows as an epiphyte on lower trunks and as a terrestrial on shaded, humus-rich slopes in premontane forest of the eastern Andean foothills of Peru. The Peruvian records are from the Huánuco and San Martín region where forest is humid but has a distinct drier spell.

400 to 1515 m from 14 records, median 1030 m: lowland to premontane forest.

PeruHuánucoSan Martín

🔒 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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