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Peperomia vulcanica

Peperomia vulcanica is a small creeping or erect subshrub from West Africa and nearby islands, growing on rocks and occasionally as an epiphyte. It is a rare species in cultivation, and its care follows that of other tropical peperomias: bright filtered light and evenly moist but well-drained soil.

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of mix are dry; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Light, well-draining mix such as peat-perlite with some bark or orchid mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Liberia, São Tomé, Bioko, Annobón, Cameroon
Climate
wet tropical

About

Peperomia vulcanica is a species of herbaceous flowering plants of the family Piperaceae.

Where it grows

The species is found in rocky areas and rarely as an epiphyte at 250 to 2400 m elevation in São Tomé and Príncipe, Annobón and Liberia.

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 vulcanica 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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