Peperomia verticillata

A small, somewhat succulent peperomia from the Caribbean with hairy stems and leaves in whorls of about five. The leaves are grey-green above and red beneath. It often grows as an epiphyte, and it wants bright shade, warmth and a mix that dries a little between waterings.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as an epiphyte in moist Caribbean forest, on branches and mossy trunks, where it roots into moss and humus pockets. Its fleshy leaves let it ride out short dry spells between rains.

No elevation data was found. Epiphytic peperomias in the Antilles are mostly found in moist forest from the foothills into the mountains.

Caribbean islands

🔒 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

Grow Peperomia verticillata? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Peperomia

Peperomia caperata Peperomia clusiifolia Peperomia quadrifolia Peperomia deppeana Peperomia angustata Peperomia enervis Peperomia pellucida Peperomia aristeguietae Peperomia hunteriana Peperomia leptostachya Peperomia versicolor Peperomia duendensis All 1559 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.