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Guzmania steyermarkii

Guzmania steyermarkii is a tank bromeliad described by Lyman Smith in 1961 and endemic to Bolívar state in Venezuela. Records come from about 1,050–1,175 m in the Guayana Highlands, which have warm days, mild nights and a wet season from May to August. Cultivation notes are lacking, so care follows the measured climate and general Guzmania culture.

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

Records cluster near 5.9°N, 61.4°W on the Gran Sabana–Sierra de Lema escarpment, a region of wet submontane forest on sandstone. It is presumably a tank epiphyte, like most Guzmania.

Recorded at 1,050–1,175 m (median 1,100 m, 5 records).

Venezuela

🔒 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.