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Guzmania nubicola

Guzmania nubicola, the cloud dweller, was described by Lyman Smith in 1957 from Venezuela and is recorded from the Cerro de la Neblina massif in Amazonas and from the Andes of Lara at 1700 to 2000 m. It is a cool, permanently wet cloud-forest epiphyte with almost no seasonal change.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in mossy cloud forest on tepui slopes and Andean ridges, where mist and rain are near daily. Habitat notes beyond the collections have not been published.

1700 to 2000 m from 3 records.

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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