Peperomia ainana

An upright, unbranched epiphytic Peperomia from the eastern Andean foothills of Peru, with fairly large ovate leaves 8–10 cm long and slender flower spikes about 4 cm long. It is named after Aina, between Huanta and the Río Apurímac, where it was collected in dense forest. Very little is known about it; grow it as a warm, humid foothill forest epiphyte in bright shade.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in dense, wet tropical forest in the eastern Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands, recorded at Aina in the Apurímac valley, near Tingo María in the Huallaga valley, and in the Iparia forest near Puerto Inca in Huánuco.

Herbarium records are at 450–875 m (the type at about 875 m); Wikipedia gives 750–1000 m for the type area.

Peru

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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