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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Guzmania multiflora

An epiphytic Guzmania of the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. Records cluster in montane cloud forest such as the Cocora Valley near Salento, the Río Blanco reserve above Manizales, and Baños and Quijos in Ecuador. It should be grown as a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest bromeliad: bright shade, cool nights, constant humidity and moving air.

Guzmania multiflora
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

An epiphyte in humid Andean montane and cloud forest, on trunks and branches where mist and frequent rain keep it wet. No published habitat description specific to this species was found; this is inferred from where it has been recorded.

No elevations were given in the records we saw, but the localities (Cocora Valley, Río Blanco near Manizales, Baños, Quijos, Cotacachi) mostly lie at roughly 1,800–2,800 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.