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Guzmania osyana

An epiphytic tank bromeliad endemic to Ecuador, found mainly in the cloud forests of the western Andean slopes around Nono, Mindo and Los Bancos in Pichincha, with outlying records south to El Oro and Loja. It is listed as Endangered because of habitat loss. Grow it as a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest Guzmania, with bright filtered light, mild temperatures, humid moving air and a tank that is kept fresh.

Guzmania osyana
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in premontane and lower montane wet forest and cloud forest, including secondary and disturbed forest. One herbarium label reads 'cloud forest, little disturbed, epiphytic'.

Labelled specimens range from about 1250 to 2500 m, and most records from Pichincha fall at roughly 1300–2000 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.