Peperomia puberulilimba

A small, erect epiphytic peperomia from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, with finely hairy branchlets, ovate leaves about 17 mm long and long thin spikes of about 15 cm. The type was collected by H. H. Smith near Santa Marta at about 1500 m (5000 ft). It is known from very few collections, so care is built from its elevation and region.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic herb of wet montane forest on the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, with branchlets that root below. Nothing more specific about its microhabitat is published beyond the type description.

The type came from about 1500 m (5000 ft). There are no GBIF records with coordinates.

Colombia

🔒 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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