Peperomia gutierrezana

An epiphytic Andean Peperomia from cloud forest in Colombia and western Venezuela, found at about 1,600–2,300 m. It has hairy stems and rounded, peltate leaves about 5.5–7 cm long, with the stalk joined inside the blade. Treat it as a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest plant: mild days, cool nights, humid moving air and a sharply draining medium.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as an epiphyte on trees in wet montane forest. The recorded sites are in the northern Andes of Antioquia, the Eastern Cordillera and the Serranía de Perijá, where cloud forest is the usual vegetation at this height. Little else about its microhabitat is published.

The 16 records with an elevation span 1918–2200 m, median 2050 m. The literature gives 1575–2300 m in Colombia.

ColombiaVenezuela

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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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