The most popular species of bromeliad, guzmania flowers are stunning epiphytes with lush green leaves and vibrant flowers that come in reds, purples, yellows, and white. Guzmanias have a longish bloom cycle, holding up for two to four months, and can grow up to two feet tall.
Plant Bio
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 Florida, the West Indies, 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 plant dies after it has produced its flowers in summer, but new plants can easily be propagated from the offsets which appear as the parent plant dies. They are epiphytes and can do well if tied on to pieces of bark with roots bound into sphagnum moss.
Plant Care
Water
Pour 2 cup or 500ml once every week only when the soil begins to dry out. Water in the early morning or late evening when temperatures are cooler.
Sunlight
Bright indoor light or indirect sun. 6 hours to 8 hours
Ambient
18°C to 25°C
Nutrients
NPK Fertilizer Tabs or Baby Bio Plant Food or Fast Green Fertilizer