Peperomia williamsii

An epiphytic peperomia described by C. de Candolle in 1901 and named after R.S. Williams, who collected in Bolivia. All known records are from the Yungas cloud forests of La Paz department, mostly between about 1,450 and 2,360 m. Grow it cool to intermediate, shaded and humid, on a mossy mount or in an open epiphyte mix.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 epiphyte in humid montane (Yungas) forest on the eastern Andean slope of Bolivia, with recent collections from Guanay (Larecaja) and Franz Tamayo provinces, the latter around Madidi. Cloud-forest peperomias typically grow on mossy trunks and branches in shade.

GBIF specimens range from 1,451 m to 2,359 m, most at about 1,750–2,360 m. Wikipedia's figure of about 36,000 m is an obvious error, probably for 3,600 ft (about 1,100 m) or 3,600 m.

Bolivia

🔒 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.