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Peperomia subflaccida

Peperomia subflaccida
Photo: The New York Botanical Garden, CC BY 4.0

Peperomia subflaccida is a small, floppy creeping epiphyte from the wet tropical forests of Peru, rooting from its lower nodes. It is a rare species that suits a humid, shaded spot, and it is seldom grown in cultivation.

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil lightly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Light, airy, well-draining mix such as orchid bark with peat or perlite.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Peru

About

Peperomia subflaccida is a species of epiphyte in the genus Peperomia that is endemic in Peru. It grows on wet tropical biomes. Its conservation status is Threatened.

Where it grows

It is endemic in Peru. It grows on a epiphyte environment and is a herb. It grows on wet tropical biomes. The first specimens were collected at and altitude of 600-1200 meters.

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 subflaccida 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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