Peperomia rubens

An upright, fairly large Peperomia from the Andean cloud forests of Peru, with lance-shaped, three-nerved leaves 4 to 5 cm long held in whorls of three and long flower spikes. Described by Trelease in 1936 from the Chanchamayo Valley, it has since been collected from Huánuco north to Amazonas and Cajamarca, mostly at 1500 to 2450 m. Grow it cool to intermediate, humid and in dappled light.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Humid montane and cloud forest ('rich ceja forest with many epiphytes', 'humid cloud forest', rainforest) on the eastern Andean slopes. Recorded as an epiphyte; the upright habit also suits mossy banks and logs.

Specimens range from about 1200 m (the type) to 3100 m, mostly 1500 to 2450 m.

Peru: AmazonasPeru: CajamarcaPeru: San MartínPeru: HuánucoPeru: Junín

🔒 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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