Peperomia trinervula

A small creeping Peperomia of Andean cloud forest, found from Venezuela and Colombia south to Peru. It grows on trees, on rocks and on the forest floor, mostly between about 1800 and 3500 m. It is a cool-growing plant that needs constant moisture and cool nights.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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 a creeping herb on mossy trunks, rocks and banks in wet montane and cloud forest. Light is broken by the canopy but montane forests are more open than lowland forest.

Montane. GBIF records span 1250–3750 m with a median of 2435 m; in Colombia it is recorded at 1800–3550 m.

VenezuelaColombiaEcuadorPeruPanamaBrazil (North)

🔒 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.