Peperomia exiguispica

A relatively large, slender, mostly unbranched epiphytic Peperomia from the Peruvian Amazon lowlands, with alternate lanceolate leaves 4–5 cm long and very thin spikes up to 9 cm. It is one of the warm lowland Peperomia, recorded at about 150–320 m. Grow it warm and humid, in shade, and never let it get cold.

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

It grows as an epiphyte on trees in lowland rainforest. The type came from Puerto Arturo on the lower Río Huallaga, and recent collections come from primary forest on swampy ground in Bahuaja-Sonene National Park.

Records range from about 155 to 320 m, all in the Amazon lowlands.

Peru: Loreto (lower Río Huallaga)Peru: Madre de Dios (Bahuaja-Sonene National Park)

🔒 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.