Peperomia perglandulosa

A creeping, succulent epiphytic peperomia from premontane and montane forest in Panama and western Colombia. Its 2 mm stems are densely covered in red hairs and root at the nodes, and its rounded-triangular leaves (1.5-3 cm) are fringed with hairs and densely dotted with red glands, hence the name, meaning very glandular. It suits a humid, shaded, intermediate terrarium where it can trail over moss or bark.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 a creeping epiphyte of wet tropical forest, rooting along its stems on mossy trunks and branches. The type was collected around El Valle de Antón in Panama, a cool, humid upland valley, and the GBIF records come mostly from the premontane and cloud forests of central Panama and the western Colombian Andes.

GBIF records run from 732 to 2300 m, median 1219 m (37 records). The type was at 1100 m, and POWO gives 1250-2010 m in Colombia.

ColombiaPanamá

🔒 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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