Peperomia exiliramea

A fairly large, hairless epiphytic Peperomia from Amazonian lowland forest on the lower Río Huallaga in northern Peru. Its thin elliptic leaves are 11–12 cm long, and its long spikes of about 15 cm sit at the ends of slender leafless side branches, which give it its name. It is known only from the 1929 type collection in dense forest at 135 m, so it needs hot, humid, shaded conditions.

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

Killip and Smith collected it in dense forest at Santa Rosa on the lower Río Huallaga below Yurimaguas, Loreto. It grows as an epiphyte in hot, wet Amazonian lowland forest.

Recorded at 135–150 m, in the Amazonian lowlands.

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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