Guzmania scherzeriana
A tank bromeliad found in wet forests from Belize and Guatemala to Colombia and Ecuador, from sea level to about 2000 m. Species-specific growing information is thin, so treat it like other wet-forest Guzmanias: warm to intermediate temperatures, bright shade, high humidity and a tank kept topped up with clean water.
Where it grows wild
Recorded as a vascular epiphyte in wet forest, for example at La Planada reserve in Nariño, Colombia. It is also recorded from the lowland Chocó, including swamp-edge sites. Beyond that, habitat details for this species are sparse.
Colombian records span 0–2060 m across the Andes, the Pacific coast and the Magdalena valley. No wild records were usable, so this was not measured.
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