Peperomia umbrigaudens

A creeping, rhizomatous, succulent Peperomia from wet forests of Panama and western Colombia, with round, deeply heart-shaped leaves up to 11 cm wide on slender petioles up to 15 cm long. It resembles Peperomia asarifolia but is hairier on the leaves, petioles and peduncles. Its name means 'shade-loving', which fits a shady, humid, intermediate-to-warm terrarium.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic, rhizomatous herb of wet tropical forest, on the Pacific and Andean slopes of western Colombia and in the mountains and lowlands of central and eastern Panama. The epithet refers to its preference for shade.

The Colombian plant catalogue gives 250–1800 m. The 29 GBIF records with an elevation span 15–1700 m, median 890 m.

Panama (Coclé, Colón, Darién, Panamá Oeste)Western Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Valle del Cauca)

🔒 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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