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Guzmania puyoensis

A Guzmania of the humid eastern Andean slopes of southern Ecuador, recorded from the Cordillera del Cóndor and around Limón at about 1200–2100 m, with outlying records in northern Peru. It is a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest bromeliad that needs steady moisture and no dry rest.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane wet forest on the Cordillera del Cóndor. One record comes from the summit of Cerro Machinaza, on Hollín sandstone at 2100 m, where the forest is low and mossy.

Records span about 1200–2100 m in Ecuador. Peruvian records are from 800–1200 m.

EcuadorPeru

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✓ 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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