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Peperomia tejana

An epiphytic Peperomia from the northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela, named after the Río La Teja near Pamplona, where it was first collected at 2,500–2,800 m. Herbarium labels record it on trees in wet and cloud forest and in thickets along streams, from about 1,200 to 2,800 m. It is a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest plant for a humid, well-ventilated terrarium.

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

It grows as an epiphyte on trees in montane wet forest and cloud forest. Collections include wet primary forest on sandy soil, cloud forest at pasture edges, sub-páramo forest below the páramo, and thickets along streams.

Specimens run from about 1,200 m (Táchira) to 2,800 m (Santander), and the type area near the Río La Teja lies at 2,500–2,800 m. That is roughly lower montane to upper montane cloud forest.

Colombia: Norte de Santander, Santander, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Valle del CaucaVenezuela: Táchira, Mérida, Trujillo, Zulia

🔒 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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