Guzmania

Botanical Name:

Guzmania

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How to Grow
Water
Low
Water sparingly, allowing the mix to nearly dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics

Bloom Time

Jun, Jul, Aug

Plant Type

Epiphyte, Herbaceous Perennial, Houseplant

Lifespan

Perennial

Flower

Flowers are many, white or yellow, and small. They have bracts of bright red, orange, pink, or green and are crowded at scape terminus. The inflorescence is a terminal, scapose, and is simple or bipinnate. Bracts are arranged in a torch-like arrangement with flowers in many rows in the center.

Taxonomy

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Guzmania