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Guzmania asplundii

Guzmania asplundii is an epiphytic bromeliad from Ecuador that perches on trees in moist tropical forests. Grow it in bright, humid conditions with water kept in the central cup of the leaves.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the central cup filled with fresh water and let the potting mix stay barely moist.
Soil
Loose, fast-draining epiphyte mix such as bark with some peat or sphagnum.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Guzmania asplundii is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Guzmania plants

Guzmania acorifolia · Guzmania acuminata · Guzmania acutispica · Guzmania aequatorialis · Guzmania albescens · Guzmania alborosea · Guzmania alcantareoides · Guzmania altsonii · Guzmania amplectens · Guzmania andreettae · Guzmania angustifolia · Guzmania atrocastanea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guzmania asplundii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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