Peperomia ubate-susanensis

A little-known high-Andean Peperomia described by Truman Yuncker and named after the Ubaté–Susa road in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It grows on shaded banks, in montane forest and at the páramo edge at about 2,500–3,400 m. It is a cool-growing plant: it needs cool days, cold nights and constant humidity, and will not thrive in a warm tropical terrarium.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded banks along roads and ravines, montane forest and the forest–páramo transition in the Eastern and Central Cordilleras of Colombia. Collections come from around Ubaté, Susa, Nemocón, Facatativá and Duitama, and from Pancitará and the Páramo de Barbillas in Cauca.

Records lie between about 2,500 and 3,420 m, with a median of about 2,600 m.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.