Peperomia fissicola

A small, erect, rock-crevice Peperomia from near Huánuco in the Peruvian Andes, known from very few collections. It has firm stems about 3 mm thick topped by a cluster of small, recurved, axe-shaped leaves about 15 mm long, and its name means 'fissure-dweller'. Grow it as a highland lithophyte: bright light, cool nights, a very free-draining crevice mix and short drier spells.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Rock fissures on the Andean slopes around Huánuco. The epithet refers to its habit of growing from cracks in rock; no further microhabitat detail is published.

The type was collected at about 2100 m.

Peru: Huánuco

🔒 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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