Peperomia fragilis

A sprawling, brittle-stemmed Peperomia from high Andean cloud forest in Nariño, Colombia. It has small hairy elliptic leaves 1–2 cm long and scrambles over shrubs. It is known from very few collections at about 2,600–2,900 m, so the most important thing for growers is to keep it cool and constantly humid. Heat is more likely to kill it than anything else.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wet montane broadleaf (cloud) forest. It grows as an epiphyte or scrambler, climbing over shrubs with its hairy, brittle stems.

GBIF records are at 2,790–2,900 m (3 records), and the literature gives about 2,600 m. This is upper montane cloud forest.

Colombia (Nariño)

🔒 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.