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Guzmania loeflingiana

Guzmania loeflingiana is a recently described Venezuelan species (Vivas and Holst, 2013), named for the eighteenth-century botanist Pehr Löfling, and known from a handful of records at 700 to 1300 m. Its region has a real dry season from December to April, unusual for the genus, so it is a warm grower that expects a brighter, drier spell each year while the tank stays filled.

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

Presumed epiphyte in seasonal montane and cloud forest of northern Venezuela; the five records sit at 700 to 1300 m where mist compensates for the dry months. Habitat is inferred from the localities and the genus rather than a published field note.

700 to 1300 m from 3 records, median 1300 m: premontane to lower montane forest.

Venezuela

🔒 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.