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Guzmania rhonhofiana

A Guzmania of wet lowland to premontane forest in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, recorded from 40 to 1400 m. The climate is warm and wet all year with no real dry season. Grow it like other warm, shade-tolerant tank guzmanias.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Epiphytic in dense, humid forest (labels note 'bosque denso') on the Pacific and Andean slopes, including the Chocó and Antioquia in Colombia and Pichincha in Ecuador.

Recorded at 40–1400 m, median about 600 m (72 records).

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.