Peperomia persulcata

An Andean Peperomia described by Yuncker in 1950. It is recorded from 2200-3500 m, mostly in the Podocarpus National Park area around Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe in southern Ecuador, with a few collections from Nariño and Bogotá in Colombia. It needs cold nights.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specimens come from upper montane forest and forest edge at Cajanuma, Cerro Toledo and the Loja-Zamora road near Podocarpus National Park. Its growth form is not recorded on the labels; it is assumed to grow on mossy ground, banks or low trunks.

Recorded at 2200-3500 m, median about 2900 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.