Peperomia mocoana

Peperomia mocoana is a creeping epiphytic Peperomia known only from the Amazonian foothills of Colombia around Mocoa, Putumayo, at 750–850 m. It has 2–3 mm stems that root at the nodes and nearly round leaves 4–6.5 cm across, with distinctive thin membranous ridges along the stems and leaf veins. It is provisionally assessed as threatened and is very rarely recorded. Its care is inferred from its very wet, warm foothill habitat.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It is an epiphyte that creeps over trunks and branches in wet foothill forest where the Andes meet the Amazon. This is one of the rainiest parts of Colombia, with no real dry season.

Wikipedia gives 750–850 m around Mocoa. There are no GBIF records with coordinates to check this against.

Colombia (Putumayo, around Mocoa)

🔒 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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