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Guzmania sanguinea is a tropical epiphytic bromeliad from Central and northern South America, grown for its colourful bracts. Keep the central cup filled with water and give it bright, filtered light.
Guzmania sanguinea is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is native to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica (including Costa Rican islands in the Pacific), Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and northern Brazil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guzmania sanguinea 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.
