Classification: Foliage House plant
House Plant Group: Climbers & trailers, bushy and upright plant (depending on variety)
Character: Suitable for limited spaces, slow-growing and compact
Safe for pets? Yes
Varieties:
- Climbers & trailers plant
- Peperomia glabella (Wax privet)
- Peperomia prostrata (Creeping peperomia)
- Peperomia rotundifolia
- Peperomia scandens variegata (Cupid peperomia)
- Bushy plant
- Peperomia argyreia (Peperomia sandersii – Watermelon peperomia)
- Peperomia caperata
- Peperomia caperata variegata
- Peperomia fraseri
- Peperomia hederaefolia (Peperomia griseoargentea – Ivy peperomia)
- Peperomia orba Astrid
- Upright plant
- Peperomia clusiifolia (Baby rubber plant)
- Peperomia magnoliaefolia variegata (Desert privet)
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- Peperomia pereskiaefolia
- Peperomia verticillata (Whorled peperomia)
Plant Care:
- Temperature: Average warmth
- Light: Semi-shady or bright spot. Keep away from direct sunlight
- Water: Keep planting medium moist at all times
- Repotting: Repot only if neccessary with either Serbajadi Organic Peat Moss or Serbajadi Multi-Purpose Compost
- Fertilizer: Serbajadi Plant Food Foliar Growing Supreme 26 Liquid Fertilisers (500ml).
Plant issues:
- Leaves with brown tips & edges: Sudden drop in temperature
- Sudden loss of leaves from succulent varieties: Planting medium has been left dry for too long
- Leaves wilted & discoloured stem or leaf rot present. Corky swellings under leaves: Overwatering
- Sudden loss of leaves: Temperature too low
Pests:
- Aphids: Spray the plant with high pressure water followed by Serbajadi Neem Spray Extra Strength
- Mealy bugs: Wipe off with a damp cloth/cotton bud and spray with Serbajadi Neem Spray Extra Strength
