Guzmania tenuifolia

Originally described by Luther as a thin-leaved variety of Guzmania morreniana and raised to species rank by Betancur and Salinas, this is a cloud forest Guzmania of the Peruvian Andes. Only three wild records exist and one is clearly misplaced at over 4,000 m, so the profile is built from the two credible sites at about 2,000 m and from what G. morreniana and its relatives need: cool, wet, shaded air.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane cloud forest on the eastern Andean slope of Peru at about 2,000 m, presumed to grow as a tank epiphyte on mossy trunks in the manner of G. morreniana.

Two credible sites at 2,010 and 2,120 m; a third georeferenced point at 4,068 m in Junín is above the tree line and treated as an error.

PeruPascoCajamarcaJunín

🔒 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.