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Guzmania mitis

An epiphytic Guzmania of Andean montane forest in Colombia and western Venezuela. Most records come from 2000–2600 m, often in secondary and fragmented forest. Grow it cool, humid and in dappled light.

Guzmania mitis
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Labels describe tall forest, fragmented and secondary forest, and scrub forest. It seems to tolerate disturbed montane forest well.

The middle half of 164 records lie between 2046 and 2570 m. The range is roughly 1500–3050 m, ignoring zero values.

ColombiaVenezuelaCosta Rica

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.