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Guzmania pattersoniae

Guzmania pattersoniae, described by José Manzanares in 2002, is an Ecuadorian cloud-forest bromeliad recorded 29 times between 1640 and 2000 m.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane cloud forest on the Andean slopes of Ecuador at 1640 to 2000 m; like Manzanares' other Guzmania it is an epiphyte on mossy trunks and limbs. The August to October dip in rain and humidity suggests a western-slope or inter-Andean valley site rather than the ever-wet Amazon slope.

Recorded at 1640 to 2000 m, median 1800 m (29 records).

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.