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Peperomia praeruptorum

Peperomia praeruptorum
Photo: President and Fellows of Harvard College, CC BY 4.0

Peperomia praeruptorum is a small, branched herb from the Peruvian Andes, growing on rocks or as an epiphyte in wet tropical habitats at around 2200-2400 m. As a Peperomia it is best kept humid and bright without waterlogged roots.

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Let the top of the mix dry out slightly between waterings and never leave the roots sitting wet.
Soil
Light, fast-draining mix such as orchid bark with peat and perlite.
Temperature
15-25 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Peru

About

Peperomia praeruptorum is a species of terrestrial or epiphytic herb in the genus Peperomia that is native to Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.

Where it grows

It is native to Peru. It grows as a terrestrial or epiphytic herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes.

Other Peperomia plants

Peperomia abnormis · Peperomia aceramarcana · Peperomia acuminata · Peperomia aerea · Peperomia aguabonitensis · Peperomia ainana · Winged peperomia · Peperomia alatiscapa · Peperomia albovittata · Peperomia amphitricha · Peperomia angustata · Peperomia antoniana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia praeruptorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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