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Peperomia fraseri

Flowering pepper

Peperomia fraseri (syn. P. resediflora) is a small upright Peperomia from the Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru. It has rounded, glossy, quilted leaves and, unusually for the genus, showy white bottlebrush flower spikes on reddish stalks with a faint fragrance. Wild plants grow on humus over rocks and on shaded slopes in seasonally dry forest, so it wants bright shade, a free-draining mix and a drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe it on humus over rocks, on rocky hillsides in deciduous forest in moderate shade, by waterfalls and in moist ravines within dry tropical forest, on shrubby slopes and on cliffs with xerophytic vegetation. It seems to favour sheltered, humid pockets in a seasonally dry landscape.

GBIF records run from near sea level to about 2,200 m, with a median of about 1,000 m and most between 200 and 2,000 m.

EcuadorPeruColombia

🔒 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.