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Peperomia bracteata

A tuberous, caudiciform Peperomia from Mexico and Guatemala that dies back to an underground tuber in the dry season and regrows leaves and stems when the rains return. It is grown like a small seasonal geophyte: water in growth, keep almost dry while dormant.

Peperomia bracteata
Photo: lot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Geophyte of seasonally dry habitats; the leaves and stems wither in the dry season while the tuber survives underground.

Not recorded in our sources.

MexicoGuatemala

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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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.