Luz
Bright but no direct sun — bright indirect light keeps the colours strong.
Riego
Keep the central cup about ¼ full of soft water (rain/distilled) at all times and flush it every 1–2 months. Keep the medium barely moist, never wet. Tap water with chlorine/fluoride causes brown leaf tips.
Temperatura
Warm, 18–27 °C; not below 12 °C.
Humedad
Likes high humidity (60 %+) — mist occasionally.
Valores objetivo por método y fase
| Fase | pH | EC (mS/cm) | Agua °C | Aire °C | Humedad % | Luz h | Duración (días) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetativo | 5–6 | — | — | 18–27 | 60–80 | — | 120 |
| Floración | 5–6 | — | — | 18–27 | 60–80 | — | 150 |
| Fase | pH | EC (mS/cm) | Agua °C | Aire °C | Humedad % | Luz h | Duración (días) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetativo | 5.5–6.5 | 0.5–1 | 18–24 | 18–27 | 60–80 | — | 120 |
Problemas comunes
Rot from a soggy medium or stagnant cup water, brown leaf tips from hard/chlorinated water, no bloom on plants that are still too young.
Space & Size
- Final height
- 35 cm
- Final width
- 40 cm
- Spacing
- 30 cm
- Root depth
- 12 cm
- Min. container (Tierra)
- ≥ 2 L
- Min. container (Hydro)
- ≥ 2 L
Pests & diseases
| Pest / Disease | Symptom | Organic treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Scale | brown bumps on leaves, sticky residue | scrape off, dab with alcohol, rinse |
| Mealybugs | white, cottony deposits in leaf axils | dab with alcohol, beneficials |
| Crown & root rot | soft, rotting leaf base; the plant pulls out of the centre | let the medium dry, refresh cup water regularly, never waterlog the mix |
Técnicas de rendimiento
Let the pups at the base grow and separate them at half the mother's size. To trigger bloom on a mature plant: enclose it with a ripe apple in a clear bag for ~1 week (ethylene) to force flowering.
Propagation & pollination
- Method
- offset
- Germination temp
- 20-26 °C
- Pollination
- self
- Hand pollination needed
- no
After flowering the mother slowly dies and forms 2–4 offsets (pups) at the base — separate at half the mother's size and pot individually.
History
Guzmania lingulata comes from the rainforests of Central and South America, where it grows as an epiphyte on trees. As a colourful, long-lasting houseplant it is now sold worldwide.
Sources
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