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Peperomia theodori

Peperomia theodori
Photo: Meise Botanic Garden, CC BY-SA 4.0

Peperomia theodori is a small epiphytic species in the pepper family, native to subtropical forests of southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It is a less common houseplant, grown much like other Peperomia, with bright indirect light and watering only once the mix has dried.

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Let the top of the potting mix dry out before watering; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Light, airy mix with bark or perlite, such as an orchid or epiphyte mix.
Temperature
18–27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Bolivia to NW. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Peperomia theodori is a species of epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Lilloa 5: 356. 1940 ". It primarily grows on subtropical biome.

Where it grows

It is endemic to Southern America.

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 theodori 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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