Guzmania sprucei
An epiphytic tank bromeliad of very wet forest in Costa Rica, Panama and western Colombia. It is seen most often in the Chocó and northern Andes, in cloud-forest and premontane reserves. Published detail is thin. Grow it like other wet-forest Guzmania: bright shade, mild temperatures, very humid air and soft water in the cup.
Where it grows wild
Wet premontane and cloud forest. Recent wild observations come from Pacific-slope and Andean forest reserves in Colombia (Chocó, Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Nariño, including La Planada and El Pangán) and from Coclé in Panama. It grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches.
The observations carry no elevation. The reserves they come from mostly lie between a few hundred and about 2,000 m, so it is probably a premontane to lower montane species; this is unconfirmed.
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