Rare Plant Index #8 | Peperomia | Uncommon to Extremely Rare Plants!

This was the most difficult Rare Plant Index I've made so far - as I said in the video - demand for Peperomia just isn't there like it is with Aroids, Hoya, etc. Even plants listed as extremely rare on this list don't really have a price tag to match.
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[@kylebartone2976]

Hearing that the obtusifolia is uncommon is WILD. It’s the most common pep I’ve ever seen lol!!

[@julietteorwhateva2163]

Nick Pileggi is going to click so fast on this one!

[@Sockermonstret]

Don't you think that Nick Pileggi knows more about common/rare peperomia than what is presented in this video? It seems like one of his specialties :)

[@julietteorwhateva2163]

That’s exactly why I think he’d watch it! When you really are into something you can’t help but watch or read everything about it 😁

[@bryanfrom56thst55]

Lmaoooooo that’s what I thought

[@billyhemingway73]

Sockermonstret nick owns almost half if not half of these he knows allot about them hes bringing a new one home every week he even has a few rare ones not mentioned in the video

[@heatherjensen3327]

@@Sockermonstret There are a bunch in this video that I have never seen in any of his houseplant tours.

[@sharpestdart]

Lucky for us peperomia lovers that these plants are not as sought-after as aroids... it keeps the prices down for us 😉

[@StrangeDisposition]

ThisIsMyKZbinName I have seen peperomia elongata for $88 online 😱. I think it was on this list but with a different name.

[@sharpestdart]

@@StrangeDisposition Still not the hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars that people play for a single aroid though

[@OneRoomPlantGuy]

@@sharpestdart ive paid 150 for a monstera albo but I won't go over a £100 for a plant now. well thats of 9,30 feb 2022, who know what I might pay next month if I see the list of wish list plants for sale lolol

[@colleebear2105]

Syngoniums? They're trending lately, and are very easy to get a hold of. Would maybe be similar to this video.

[@viabrus8609]

I'd love to see a sansevieria RPI!

[@Sweetsong126]

Yess I second this!

[@quailquest2392]

Hmm. Couldn’t believe I didn’t see a ruby cascade lol

[@pacmoon14]

A Sansevieria RPI could be really cool. I only ever see maybe 4 snake plants that people own, but I've seen some really neat uncommon/rare ones on Etsy and it would be cool to see what else is out there!

[@sarahstuart3245]

Can see her getting into the reclassification too :) #plantnerd

[@dianeswilliams3168]

Yes!

[@pacmoon14]

@@divyasasidharan2960 idk imma keep calling them sansevieria

[@lizshoemaker8713]

Rhipsalis for a plant index please! They are blowing up (kind of) here in the US and there are so many beautiful ones 💚💚

[@kjj5002]

Liz Shoemaker YESSSSSS!!!!!!

[@dianeswilliams3168]

I’ve starting collecting them! ❤️

[@phioliver4483]

In America (in my experience at least) the obtusifolia might be the most common, I see it even more than the caperata

[@SnowDragonka]

I love that you did this list, honestly I don't like having anything even potentially toxic for my cat around (even though he doesn't usually chew on plants, I just sleep better at night there's no chance for anything happening) and peperomia are one of the few houseplants that are non-toxic. And from this list I got the picture that it's actually a very very variable genera and I'd definetely find like 10 or more I'd like to have... So you're the reason I'm looking more into them. I think they would go well with my only houseplant fittonia (I have lots of plants, just not houseplants :) ). So thank you, will add on my "if I come across buy" list. If you ever get a peperomia in your shop like the variegated water melon one, I'd just buy it :D

[@TheBeautyJournals]

I’m still new to house plants but peperomia are my favourite. Glad they’re cheaper than more sought after plants!

[@irisssmits]

Oeeeh could you do a rare plant index on Jewel orchids?? :D you will love those. Its not a genus though. More a group of plants with the same characteristics.

[@marialooksaround]

Iris Saskia maybe just a video about them, not even a rare index

[@KasyeKasius]

Oooh, or an index on orchids in general! There's such a big range of orchids!

[@jac_dan_mcl]

This is the first Rare Plant Index where I have seen considerable differences between what is rare for you in the UK vs me in Canada. The obtusifolias are EVERYWHERE both variegated and not. The silvering looking one that looks like a caperata is also super common along with the rosso. A lot of the rest though I had never seen. The rain drop is not common at all here. I don't think I have ever seen it in store actually! Super neat. I love peperomia!

[@viabrus8609]

Same, I bought my variegated obtusifolia from Ikea and a regular green one too.

[@joannapats6843]

Was going to say! The obtusofolia is it ikea pepp 🤣

[@alpina4115]

Next one Carnivorous Plants please! :) I have a lot of different Pinguicula and Drosera. But there are really crazy ones out there.

[@calamondiin]

I was so surprised to see moonlight so high on the list, here in Australia they're pretty easy to find, about the same as the rosso. But it's one of my faves, I adore mine

[@HuyLy94]

Yeah I was a bit surprised too especially since I picked one up the other day from my local Woolies (a supermarket chain for any readers who aren't Australian)

[@Sam-bu3ns]

Oh really, what state are you guys in, in the ACT, the only peperomias I’ve seen have been in IKEA (it might have been a puteolata, but I’m not entirely sure), even Bunnings had basically nothing.

[@HuyLy94]

@@Sam-bu3ns Regional metro NSW, I've seen it at all 3 of the Bunnings stores in the local area as well

[@mrsbeard5225]

Huy Ly yeah Safeway have upped their plant game.

[@iYamOpinionated]

s a m I was at Yarralumla Heritage Nursery yesterday. There was a whole table of watermelon Peperomias.

[@onequietday]

When you have all the peperomias that Kaylee mentioned 😆🥰😍... Love this video so much.. you did great justice! 🙏💕

[@damienh2901]

I have a Japanese variation of the caperata pink lady and it's only pink during spring and summer and goes green for the rest of the year! It also has leaves that are thinner and pointer. So beautiful though!

[@rachellaughman1295]

I would LOVE to see a rare plant index on Kalanchoe. There's so much variation in them and they're so pretty. I went down a rabbit hole a couple weeks back on them and I don't think I've even scraped the surface.

[@Square-er1kl]

Omg yaaaas. Love these! Hopefully someday we can get a Syngonium plant index 😁 I’m suddenly suuper into those cuties. Thanks for the awesome vids Kaylee Ellen!

[@raulemiliomaldonado4258]

The most shocking statement was the not loving Mexican food lol.

[@andrewbetancourt1281]

You should do a rare plant index on Staghorn Ferns!!! There are so many cultivars and I'd love to see your take on it!!

[@Curare8]

Love the rare plant index series, there are so many Beautiful plants to search for after watching!

[@8pmSilhouette]

I love these plant index videos soooo much and hope you never stop making them! 💚

[@philipthomas4450]

can u share your private email with me..as i want to speak to u alone....P

[@JimMeeker]

Carnivorous plants would be interesting. But for me I'd like to see and Orchid Rare Plant Index. You might even collaborate with Miss Orchid Girl.

[@colewilliamson2530]

Dude there are so, so, so many different orchis species and hybrids it would be difficult to list them. Many if she did one for phals, one for oncidium, and so on

[@Dwynfal]

Thanks Kaylee Ellen! I love Peperomias and have several of those on your list. It's nice to discover new ones I had never heard of! I fell hard for Peperomia antoniana, that one is now on my list thanks to you!

[@bethsmith.]

I've had a peperomia kimnachii for a year or so now and had no idea what it was until this video! It's super weird but easy to care and fills a nice low light spot.

[@stephducated18g]

Yes. Been waiting for this. Kaylee you promised and delivered.

[@babuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Oh this is so interesting, as a person who collects Peperomia in the Northeast US. My “commons” here are Peperomia pixie lime, obtusifolia, clusiifolia, and caperata... never seen a ferreyrae or dolabriformis anywhere. Thanks for covering peps!

[@Dinzla]

Yesss!! I’ve been waiting all week for this video 💚

[@erinrussell6068]

I so love my houseplants, love watching the rare videos! I'm so basic though I love the common plants, and this video has just pushed me over onto ordering the watermelon one - they are SO cute! Will be placing an order tonight lol

[@eleonotes1068]

I own a peperomia verticillata and it is waaay more compact than the one in the picture! is super cute

[@plantgirl_50bre50]

Yaaaaaaas!!!! I love these! So excited to have two in a row! 🙌

[@danatribbia3350]

The peperomia Aussie gold is common here in Australia (shockingly haha) and can confirm it is that gold irl :)

[@SmexyEspri]

Dana Tribbia people in the states are looking for it! I can’t find it anywhere over here and no one in Australia I can find that sells it will ship it to the US 😭😭😭

[@mrsbeard5225]

What?! We have our own Peperomia?! I’ve never seen them! Where from?!

[@evilhagwannabe1820]

@@mrsbeard5225 probably in a tropical area like cairns or something

[@evilhagwannabe1820]

I don’t think I spelt that right

[@cromeo2600]

I have one of these too, and the picture is pretty accurate. Leaves are the same size as the obtusifolia

[@markmangini9796]

This was a great informative video about the pepperonia-a very interesting kind of plant with many varieties

[@innermono]

Peperomia 'frost', 'harmonys great pumpkin' 'pink splash' and 'watermelon' are my faves.

[@arikapiera]

Hhaha my ikea in denmark also has desided on the peperomia raindrop. I was lucky enough to find a veriegated one they hadn't spotted.

[@faeriegardener84]

Thank you for making this video

[@AlmostBipedal]

Aglaonema!!!!!!!!!

[@tracystropicalgreenhouse8055]

I have the peperomia antoniana in my terrarium. It’s such a delicate plant. Great video as always 🥰💕🌱

[@Leyzhe]

Peperomia Hope is my absolute favorite! It’s so cute 🌿💗

[@sarahcalvert9426]

I am rewatching this while making my updated wish list and I have to say, I kinda love peperomia? Am I crazy? I love my aeroids but these are really cute.

[@rickyt3961]

😉👍🏾... great selection! i am really liking the Hutchisonii 🏆 😃

[@nurserypots3274]

I have the "red log" peperomia and she is precious :). Not messy at all. Very tidy. And the scandens leaves feel like silicone.. :). Thank you for this!

[@lindapearson3340]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I want to get a Peperomia so bad. Now since I saw your video now of course I want more than one. Your videos are so awesome so keep up the great work that you do.

[@twistysunshine]

Yay!! Peperomia! Aroids are great but I love when non aroids get time to shine!

[@heatherjensen3327]

Peperomia are some of my absolute favorites! I have so many. That trinervis bicolor looks so much like the terrestrial orchid Goodyera pubescens. I am not done with the video but I have owned the pink caperata and although it was stunning, you may want to look into peperomia griseo-argentea 'pink lady', it still has the pink but also a nice cream, silver and mint mottled variegation as well and the leaves are ruffled. I love the caperata but the griseo-argentea just has it all going on. If you like the rugosa, check out peperomia harmony's great pumpkin. And I am unsure if the moonlight is the same as peperomia 'frost' but they look very similar, super icy.

[@Eliel89s]

Thank you so much for this!! I've discovered some Peperomias I want to bring home :) !

[@rfire25]

I was hoping I would watch this and find some cool peperomias for my wishlist but seems like they just aren't my thing! Love Philodendrons, Anthuriums, monsteras, Hoyas, calatheas, and begonias but something about peperomias doesn't do it for me 😂 Great rare plant index as always though 👌

[@aquaroxity]

Glad I'm not the only one!

[@toddbigeasy]

That was a fun one! And... I added about 6 to my "want" list...

[@MsLouloutube]

I love this because Moonlight is pretty common in Australia. The tag on the plant in your picture is the grower Dan's Plants, here in Melbourne :)

[@plantyhome]

Excellent advice, thank you!

[@thedoorsthewonderss]

I’m so happy you made this video! I am a rare plant collector. I cannot find any of the rare ones in the US. I want the rugosa Aussie good so bad. If anyone has rare Peperomia connections let a girl know!!!

[@catalinaplaza7909]

I love Peperomias because their leaves are so THICC, I have had the watermelon peperomia on my wish list since I start collecting plants

[@VivianBB27]

Thank you for a wonderful video, as usual

[@DrunkenHomemaker]

The pink lady is stunning 😍!!! I feel like pink plants are having a MOMENT. Love this series, very informative!

[@billyhemingway73]

Drunken Homemaker sadly they usually dont look like that the ones i see for sale only have pink specs all over it nothing as extreme as the picture in the video

[@DrunkenHomemaker]

@@billyhemingway73 well that's disappointing... i still like the texture on the leaves.

[@bkrbkrl]

Pep Puteolata is a joy to own. I couldn't get the care right on many others that I tried. Puteolata is pretty easy and a prolific grower. I bought one in a two inch pot with three tiny stems in the spring and by fall it filled a six inch hanging basket.

[@anefrank2647]

Wow did anyone else get like 15 new wishlist plants based off of this video?❤️

[@dizzylizzy7582]

I'm in Australia, and I can't remember seeing the first two common peperomias. The raindrop is also not easily available at the moment. You can find it, but it's not everywhere and definitely not in Ikea. Scandens is available and the Argyreia (so cute, love these), Obtusifolia, clusiifolia (got one and I agree, it doesn't make me happy either!) are all available. Rosso is available (I kill these and they're very pretty). I've not seen the Maculosa or the Vericilatta. It's so interesting how different plants are common in different places.

[@alestanortje1686]

Eeeek!! I have the Caperata Pink Lady!!! I was super excited to find a single pot of it left in our nursery (South Africa). There was no doubt in my mind that I would bring it home. It is definitely a plant that turns me into a helicopter plant mom. The pink variegation, as with any other variegated plant, makes it not as hardy. So far so good, but definitely has adjusted to the space it is in my house. It is less full than when I bought it, but still alive and making tiny little green leaves!! Slowly...

[@emeliep5520]

Omg! I actually own one of the very rare peperomia and I honestly didn't know it was rare! I think it's the only Peperomia I own? Got the Peperomia Ecuador Sp from a local plant shop. ( I've got a thing for dark foliage and red undersides apparently) several leaves died on my very quickly but I think I've gotten the hang of it now. It is quite a fiddly plant but when you find what works it really works!

[@tanya9kin]

It's so interesting that the scandens is uncommon in the UK. Where I live we have it everywhere.

[@wxlurker]

Thanks for your hard work Kaylee! I really love all your rare plant indexes even though the commercial rarity differs since I live in Asia but I learn about all these plants I would have ever known about. What about doing one on ferns next?

[@MykieJean]

I love peperomias 🙌 so glad you did this video, I found this quite funny haha but still loved it 😆 plus I’ve been loving your insta recently!

[@Tam.I.am.]

When I was a kid, like, nearly thirty years ago, pepperomias were in all the stores that had plants. Now, you barely ever see them around here. When you do, it's Watermelon plant.

[@sini4971]

I love peperomia obtusifolia 💚💚💚 aaand I actually have it because I found it from outlet a while ago! It's just somehow very calming plant

[@Alisha8596]

Idk the prostrata has these bubble like leaves that are just mesmerizing, but that dark kind is very beautiful!

[@breefenton8955]

PA orchid exchange had the dark form peperomia prostrata in December :) full lots too!

[@xosharonnoelle7]

Oh wow my local IKEA here in Sydney had dozens and dozens of pepperomia moonlight! I was so sad I didn't get it, definitely have to go back

[@Mathlovemusic]

Me not being into peperomias before this, but now I have some on my wishlist.

[@zetagundamzz]

I've had a Ruby Cascade Peperomia for almost a year and adore it. It's now a least 2 feet long. I need to give it a haircut :P And I just got my first watermelon peperomia today!!

[@Cupcakeee1231]

It's always interesting watching these videos to see what is and isn't common over there as opposed to where I am in nz. Some of your common ones we don't even have at all and then some of your rare are everywhere here. For example the raindrop (polybotra) we didn't have until it was released about 4 months ago and before that it was impossible to get and hundreds of dollars for a cutting.

[@miracudrag]

Peperomia is my favourite. Caperata has many colours and patterns that are so fun to collect. ( I really don't like aroids and can't understand the fuss.)

[@Kati-did]

I have 9 peperomia and will have many many more but the clusiifolia is not one I like either. I have seen many times and kept on walking. I really love them and they are so easy to take care of. Hutchisonii looks like a coral! Crazy

[@Emily-hf4iy]

I have the Fagerlindii and it does have kinda velvet leafs. It is a bit tricky to care for but for the most part it's easy. I love how it looks. I found a 8in trailing pot of it randomly one day but I have never seen it again

[@tanya9kin]

The verticilata can be much more compact. It just needs tons of sun.

[@KasyeKasius]

I'd LOVE to see an index on orchids!

[@jamiware1609]

Omg i was looking at if string of turtles wondering why it was so reddish dark in the veins!! Thought mine was just young, def going to go buy it tomorrow

[@joanasilva8567]

Always love your makeup!

[@StrangeDisposition]

Loved it 💕💙!!! There were so many in the last two categories that I have never heard of and are going on my wishlist. I can’t believe you said the ‘U’ word 🤣. Although honestly I think the clusofolia and obtuseofolia are boring 🤭

[@APotToPlantIn]

I have the Moonlight...got it last night...it’s SO pretty! 💚

[@noelle7714]

A Pot to Plant In is the moonlight same as the frost, or are they two different plants?

[@futurepsyd9502]

Pothos!!! I know it may be hard but a worthy challenge 😭😭😭💕💕💕💕

[@gustavo31313131]

Im a simple man, i see rare plant index, I click

[@poples5799]

Ah yeah... my suspicions have been confirmed, I don't get too excited over peperomias even though a few of them are kinda cute XD also, completely agree on you about the clusiifolia... to me it looks like... sliced red apples going bad? Or infected flesh, not sure. Btw, you should do one of these for orchids!

[@Themissgee1234]

This was super interesting. I can't find maculosa/watermelon variegata/polybotrya anywhere, but rosso, obtusifolia, and clusiifolia are so common

[@fredgebhardt5992]

I have the peperomia moonlight and it's SO beautiful in person. The sparkle is just unreal. Highly recommend it to anyone who comes across it.

[@courtneyminx5408]

I have the pink lady and it SO gorgeous. I’m still looking for an incana!

[@rootedinplants]

I LOVE my peperomia moonlight BUT now I need the dark form of peperomia prostrata.

[@SmexyEspri]

Spiced by Maggie keep looking! People are selling them as regular string of turtles because they don’t know they’re different, I just snagged 2 cuttings!

[@heckman24]

Would love an episode on caladiums

[@nivedjoshy2509]

There is wild relative of this called Pepperomia pellucida, its like a weed in my region but are also used as medicine.

[@SaraaTess]

I have a kimnachii, it's actually one of the three first plants I got. And I don't understand why I have this plant, this is a really weird looking peperomia that needs a lot of sun. I cant' say I really love it but it's kind of funny.

[@EirlysMcLachlan]

Oh cool! I picked up two plants that were labeled as P. graveolens, but they don't look like tacos at all, and now I know they're P. verticillata! They're very compact so far, but they're also wee, so it'll be interesting to see if they stay compact as they mature.

[@OneRoomPlantGuy]

Oh god I need a Peperomia Water Melon for my collection now, after every one of keylee's videos I find another plant I need im a Philodendron , monstera , and Hoya lover but I might just need the water melon sooner rather than later.

[@andrescastillo07]

I have one Peperomia that is not on this list and I can't find it anywhere on the internet. Is a bit similar to the watermelon peperomia but with much bigger leaves and much darker. I hope I can show you a picture of it!

[@bariton3779]

The peperomia verticillata that you said was elongated was in fact elongated! Many give these things the same light as other peperomias (bright indirect) however these are meant to take full sun like a succulent. Thats like if you put a cacti/succulent in an eastern window. If you look up the peperomia, you will see a lot stretched and reaching for the sun, however there are a few in there that are compact and short that recieve full sun. Mine recieves full sun and is nowhere near that stretchy.

[@amberkendle656]

For those of us that love both fur babies and plant babies... peperomioides are amazing!

[@Sockermonstret]

I'd love a rare plant index on syngonium! 😍

[@katibarrett8779]

I just got myself a Rosso for five freaking dollars! Super cute lil guy! Now I'm aiming for a Watermelon Peperomia. Also, WTF? You don't like Mexican food? Have you had the real stuff?

[@laurenbaker5130]

It's so interesting seeing how plant availability differs in different parts of the world. Obtusifolia and Tri colour are soooo common in Australia. You'll find them anywhere.

[@mrsbeard5225]

And watermelons everywhere at Woolies and Bunnings!

[@TheMissDiva0001]

I think some good idea for future RPI's are: -Sansevieria -Pilea -Syngonium -Aglaonema -Cacti

[@M_SC]

Wow! I now want rugosa hairy! I can’t even find a picture on the internet!