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Peperomia inaequalifolia

congona

Congona is a succulent-leaved Andean Peperomia up to about 50 cm tall, with bright green, rounded, opposite leaves on knotty branched stems. It grows in humid mountain areas of the sierra in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and is widely grown in Andean gardens as an aromatic medicinal plant. It suits cool, bright, humid conditions and a very free-draining mix.

Peperomia inaequalifolia
Photo: Descourtilz, J. Theodore.; Descourtilz, M. E.; Pichard., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Humid mountain areas of the Andean sierra, growing among rocks, on banks and sometimes epiphytically in tropical and subtropical forest. Specific habitat notes from floras were not found in the sources available here.

No elevations were found in the sources available here; Andean sierra plants of this kind typically grow at about 1,500–3,000 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.