Peperomia cerea

A high-Andean Peruvian peperomia: a hairless, succulent herb with a stout stem, small rounded leaves about 15 × 10 mm in pairs or whorls, and dark red flower spikes over 10 cm long. The type was collected growing on rocks near Mito at 2700 m, and it is assessed as Threatened. Grow it cool, bright and well-drained, like a montane succulent peperomia, not a warm jungle creeper.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on rocks at high altitude in the Peruvian Andes. The succulent, waxy leaves point to a fairly exposed, periodically dry rock face rather than a permanently wet forest trunk. Nothing beyond the type locality is recorded.

The type specimen was collected near Mito, Peru, at 2700 m. No GBIF records are available to check this.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.