Peperomia duendensis

A high-Andean Colombian Peperomia with fleshy, densely hairy, scrambling stems over a metre long, whorled ovate leaves with five veins, and flower spikes up to 10 cm long. It grows as an epiphyte in cold, wet upper montane cloud forest at about 2500–3350 m. It needs cool temperatures, constant humidity and moving air, which is harder to give than warmth.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic, and scrambling among mosses, in wet upper montane forest and cloud forest of the Colombian Andes. It was first collected at Alto del Duende in Cauca, which gives it its name.

The published range is 2500–3350 m. The 4 GBIF records with an elevation span 2900–3300 m, median 3300 m.

Colombian Andes (Cauca, Nariño, Caldas–Risaralda, Cundinamarca)

🔒 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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