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Guzmania plicatifolia

Guzmania plicatifolia is a well-collected Central American bromeliad (152 wild records) with pleated leaves, growing as an epiphyte in the cloud and premontane wet forests of Costa Rica and western Panama from 500 to 1750 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

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in montane wet forest and cloud forest on both slopes of the Cordilleras of Costa Rica and Chiriquí, Panama, most often between 1200 and 1500 m. It grows among mosses and other bromeliads in humid, filtered light under a dense canopy.

Recorded at 500 to 1750 m, median about 1360 m (112 records).

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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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