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Guzmania 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.
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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.
Several species of this genus are cultivated as indoor and outdoor garden plants. The best known is Guzmania lingulata (scarlet star) which bears orange and red bracts.
Habitat
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Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
In My Collection 8 plants
N. Spectabilis x Ampullaria
BE 4587
N. Spectabilis x Lowii
BE 4524
N. Spathulata x Spectabilis
BE 3314
N. Spathulata x aristolochioides
BE 4077
N. Ramispina x Robcantleyi
BE 3939
N. Spectabilis x Veitchii
BE 3664
N. Spectabilis x Platychila
BE 3760
N. Truncata x Spectabilis