Peperomia nigricans

An erect, branched Peruvian peperomia with round-ovate leaves 3–4 cm long on crisp-hairy stems, named for how the leaves turn dark brown to blackish when dried. Trelease described it in 1936 from La Merced in the Chanchamayo valley at 700 m. It grows on the ground or as an epiphyte in wet lowland to foothill forest, and almost nothing else is recorded.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A medium-sized terrestrial or epiphytic herb of wet tropical forest in the foothills of the central Peruvian Andes. No microhabitat notes were found.

The type was collected at La Merced, Junín, at 700 m. No other elevations are recorded.

Peru: Junín (Chanchamayo valley)

🔒 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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