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Guzmania
Also called Guzzies
Guzmania is a genus of over 120 stemless, evergreen epiphytic bromeliads from tropical Americas, grown as houseplants and garden plants. The best known is Guzmania lingulata (scarlet star), and the key to growing them is bright light, airy mounting or a free-draining mix, and keeping water in the central cup.
Guzmania (tufted airplant) is a genus of over 120 species of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are mainly stemless, evergreen, epiphytic perennials native to Brazil, southern Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America. They are found at altitudes of up to 3,500 m (11,483 ft) in the Andean rainforests.
The genus is named after Spanish-Ecuadorian pharmacist and naturalist, Anastasio Guzmán.
Guzmania dissitiflora · Droophead tufted airplant · Guzmania musaica · Guzmania sanguinea
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
