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Guzmania monostachya

The West Indian tufted airplant is the most widespread and adaptable Guzmania, ranging from Florida and the Caribbean through Central America to Bolivia and Brazil, from sea level to nearly 2000 m. It is a facultative CAM plant that switches to CAM under high light or drought, which is why it tolerates far brighter, drier and cooler conditions than most of the genus.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Tank epiphyte on trunks and branches in a wide span of forest types, from Florida hardwood hammocks and cypress swamps and Caribbean moist forest to Andean foothill and lower-montane forest. Often in fairly open, bright positions.

25 to 1934 m in the wild records, median about 800 m; from sea level in Florida and the Antilles to about 2000 m in the Andes.

FloridaCubaHispaniolaPuerto RicoLesser AntillesNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazil

🔒 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.