Mastering Peperomia Care: The Ultimate Guide

Aloha! Join me as I guide you through all of the Peperomia houseplant care requirements you need to know in order to grow, happy, healthy, beautiful Peperomia plants in your home. We will cover everything Peperomia houseplant care related from watering and lighting requirements, all the way to repotting and propagating Peperomia.
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Three main types of Peperomia
1:14 Peperomia growth pattern
1:35 Peperomia roots
2:42 Peperomia soil type
5:02 Watering Peperomia
17:47 Peperomia light needs
23:26 Peperomia varieties
25:41 Peperomia humidity
27:41 Peperomia temps range
28:58 Peperomia fertilization
32:20 Peperomia pests
32:28 Repotting peperomia
35:11 Propagating peperomia
38:08 Peperomia toxicity
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[@chrislynch1011]

🇦🇺 Hands down the BEST and most comprehensive peperomia information I've seen Drea! Well organised too which is not easy. I'm so glad you talked about their need for calcium, I've rarely seen or heard it mentioned. One thing i will say about the Watermelon peps is that they are fanatical re watering, too much, leaves split, to late leaves split. 🤦🏻 Have a great week, looking forward to your next segment

[@msscamp100]

Thanks for the tip!

[@uhoodahmed7935]

I have killed 7 peperomias and I'm still admant about buying them I just love them (although seems the feeling is not mutual). Hopefully after your very helpful and thorogh video I can finally go and buy one and not kill it. Thank you Drea, you are the best

[@gretap3917]

We all have some plants that are "easy " but for some reason keep dying on us despite efforts ,mines are ornamental oregano plants 😂. Im on my 3 one on the Kent beauty .😢

[@TrophyPlant]

Team Peperomia. I wish more local people had Peperomia. I need trade buddies.

[@chrislynch1011]

🇦🇺 my sentiments exactly!

[@merrymoore2657]

Where are you located? Maybe we can find local lovers on here.! I'm in Texas. Ft. Worth area

[@TrophyPlant]

@@merrymoore2657 CT. :)

[@chrislynch1011]

​@@merrymoore2657 🇦🇺 I'm in Australia, so a little too far to travel unfortunately 😊

[@gretap3917]

​@@merrymoore2657Im on Houston and on the peperomia train ,maybe we can swap cuttings and mail it to eachother 😊.But will had to be a private adress exchange .

[@jennyjen1040]

I have a Watermelon Peperomia and it quickly deteriorated just weeks after I got it. A few weeks later I noticed one at a festival and it was gorgeous. Now I'm obsessed with getting it to look better. It's been in my south facing window for a week now and is already looking better. And thanks to this video, I bought calcium and repotted it. It's standing even more upright. Thank you!

[@imaginarydreamer]

This video came right on time! I found two very impressive-looking, large-leafed peperomias at my local grocery store of all places (watermelon and silver frost, two plants I lost to pest treatment late last year). I had to hold off on buying them because it was way below freezing that day, but I was planning on going back for them and giving them another try! Now I have your helpful guide to refer to ☺

[@jamiecalvert9242]

Everyone always complains about peperomias. I ❤ them. They don’t take up as much room and grow well. Obtusifolias are super easy. I have struggled with caperatas, but we prevailed

[@ellieraggs]

I acquired several varieties of Peperomia last year and I love them. They haven't been fussy, they are interesting and beautiful, and they fill in my "jungle" really nicely.

[@AuntyBlabbyRules]

Very helpful thank you -I just ordered some and don’t know what I’m getting so I’ll be watching again 😁

[@mwatson4970]

I am still not perfect with my green bean peperomia (semi-succulent type) and have rotted a few high voltage (in a terrarium, so go figure). But my peperomia red edge, obtusifolia, stilt, beetle, and glabella are thriving! Even have a prop of string of turtles in with my moss propogations, but was not sure how to care for them after I take them out of that false humid environment. So perfect timing! P.S. Didn't realize how many I actually had until this video 😂.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You’ve definitely got quite a few!

[@Metallics86]

Thank you for the vid! Now I just might save my plant ❤

[@peggycravillon5004]

Thank you so much for this video. I really love peperomia's. And i find them easy to take care for. Greetings from Belgium.

[@fabiennebovis-higgins7149]

Thank you for the very thorough care video 👏🏼

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You are so welcome!💚

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

Love your care videos! They are always so thoroughly researched.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thank you!💚

[@sonyad.5942]

I killed a caperata thinking they were drought tolerant. My argyreia has been doing surprisingly well for the last three years considering how fussy most people say they are and I’m not in Australia! I just looked and do see a few slightly deformed leaves so I should probably fertilize it soon!

[@MidnightSunConnection]

Amazing video and comprehensive information. Thank you so very much for this. Bookmarked for future use 😁

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You are so welcome!💚

[@martin122ism]

Love your videos. So much helpful info. Thank you!

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You are so welcome!💚

[@Daisy.florina]

I really enjoyed your comprehensive details , and it was so helpful ! because I understand much better now to learn about them. Thank you so much for the effort you made to help us .

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You're so welcome!💚

[@Planty-Mandy]

Such good info! Wish I had seen this a year ago! I have several varieties that are thriving but I have 2 that I’m almost ready to give up on. One is a Peperomia ferreyrae and the other is Peperomia Orba. I think I overwatered them but I took cuttings to root and they just don’t seem to want to live either.

[@dora9368]

Love this valuable information. I have three Peperomias...tfs🎉

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You’re welcome!💚

[@jannamozdzer4100]

Great info on pepperoni’s, thanks!

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You’re welcome!💚

[@TwilaB0721]

I've rewinder your video multiple times and I appreciate your class. I purchased a peperomia plant yesterday, I thought it was a rubber plant🙂🤣

[@hennesseyme9112]

I have the red/burgundy one like you have, and that thing loves water and sun. Inside it is a slow grower, but outside in the warm weather, that plant will make you fall in love. It looks like a huge afro.

[@JohnBarrasso-ro7nt]

Excellent. Superb.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thanks!💚

[@PureAussiegirl]

I'm in Australia 🇦🇺. I don't have the watermelon yet but it sounds like I should! I have 6 relatively healthy ones and 3 on my verandah that are probably done. Hanging on for months. I did everything wrong when I got my first few. Repotted them water etc. Then I started watching KZbin plant videos instead of presuming I would know what I was doing. This was about 18months ago. My sad root rotton one's the 3 on the verandah are all caperatas . A red , a emerald and a pink lady. The survivors are my Jelly have had major pest issues with this one but has finally just put out a new leaf. My moonlight caperata beautiful no problems. She is my favourite. A jade A caperata Piccolo A raindrop And a Rosso. Definitely a challenging species! I now use African violet soil instead of making my own. Much easier!

[@chrislynch1011]

🇦🇺 love the Rosso, I have a variegated form both are sorry easy to propagate

[@aub_k2819]

Incredible video! You did a great job! I'm struggling with my P. Elongata. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. It's under grow lights. Wish I never repotted it after I got it 😅

[@kaliedra]

Great info. i have a pair of wrinkle leaf varieties that are a struggle, they came in 1" start pots and I can't get the water right, hopefully this helps so I can move them up a bit to something that isn't dry in a blink

[@msscamp100]

Great video, thank you!

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Glad you liked it!💚

[@msscamp100]

@@AlohaPlantLife Very helpful! I do have one question, please? Where would Peperomia Trinervis fit into the plants you showcased today? I'm thinking it's more in line with Caperata's. Would you agree? On another note - as far as the calcium goes, Dolomite Lime is a good source of slow release calcium. I read several articles from sources I trust that said to just add a teaspoon or two, depending on the size of the pot. It's also good for, I believe, 3 months. After that, sprinkle a teaspoon on the soil surface and work it in with a mini rake, fork, or chopstick.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

@@msscamp100 yes I agree and thanks for the tips!

[@msscamp100]

@@AlohaPlantLife Sorry for the delay in responding. I usually get a notification for comments, but I didn't with this one. Thank you! 😀 PS: No problem but, as it turns out, the dolomite lime isn't doing much for my Watermelon Peperomia. Not sure if they lied, or if I'm not using enough. 😕

[@pattituringan6745]

I enjoyed the video. But I was disappointed you didn’t show other varieties, it’s such a varied species. Peperomia is my favorite genus, I have 25 different species. I keep all my Peperomia under grow lights and I fertilize with foliage pro and TPS billions every time I water.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Since the main point was how to care for them I had to limit the number of species I showed are else it would have been an insanely long video. I can do a separate video on favorite peperomia species or something like that.💚

[@Gee-xb7rt]

I get Pythium in the fleshier stemmed ones like crazy, lost my metallica, turboensis, and maculosa that isn't maculosa, don't know why I never thought of cactus/succulent mix, thanks for the tip! My experience with obtusifolia and clusifolia are there are super hardy, you can abuse them like Scindapsus or something, they aren't picky about being dried out at all, kind of like a Scindapsus pictus, a plant you that will take some effort to kill.

[@pamelamansager636]

So glad I found your channel!!! What are the care guides for Peperomia santorini?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Care for that plant would be the same as for the caperatas that I talked about in the video💚

[@mamabear9389]

I also gave up on watermelon peperomia. I have hard water with lots of calcium but maybe not enough.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

using something like worm castings or fish emulsion you will get more than enough calcium.

[@petramatysova3507]

Thanks for this video. I almost killed my Peperomia caperata because I let it dry out too long. It has lost all its roots and almost all its leaves. I moved it to Lechuza pon and kept it quite moist. It already has new leaves.

[@dora9368]

Your caperata is gorgeous

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Thank you!💚

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

I have killed almost every single peperomia I have had. I like them, but find them difficult. Thank you for the breakdown. I have one alive in a terrarium. It's the only way I keep it alive.

[@irairod5160]

Hello plant-loving friend! Would you please consider explaining how to use Cal-Mag and similar supplements? Which plants benefit from it? How to use it? My plants are beginning to look really good, and I've established a good maintenance routine, so I'm ready to fine-tune the care for the ones that might need "extra" TLC. Thank you!

[@michaelg5945]

Maybe in cold areas they grow more in winter because people’s homes have heating & there could be more natural light if the sun reflects off of the snow

[@tessie7e777]

Thanks for the content. I adore peperomias because they do have so many forms and are mostly robust. One question: My Incana grows upward like crazy. I keep trimming off the top, hoping it will branch, but so far it mainly just wants to grow upward. Have you heard of that before?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Peperomia typically will fill themselves in over time without pruning, but it can take quite a bit longer on some species than others💚

[@ana-marijasakac3426]

I have peperomia rosso and she gets dry fast, i water her every 7 days. She gave me now 8 new flowers. 😁 The second one i have is peperomia napoli nights and i water her for every 10 to 11 days. She looks pretty much ok. 😁 The newest one i have is peperomia happy bean. She looks good aswell. I have them near one another so they share their own humidity. 😊 When i water them i make sure to check the soil. If it's mostly wet, i wait for 2 to 3 days. If the upper layer of soil is dry and below is lightly damp, i water them. 😊 Sometimes i mist them. I didn't see any sign that they hate misting. I hope they will thrive for a very long time. 😊

[@natalieromito3928]

Thanks for the wonderful info! Where would a peperomia ruby cascade fall? I am wondering if it would be ok to let her dry out all the way before watering.

[@lisaplanty]

Thanks for your video. They’re very helpful. One question I have is when you cut the stem from a pepperoni watermelon how far down should you cut? And will that old stem that still in the plant grow another leaf thanks.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

One to two inches down from the base of the leaf, and no, the remaining stem won’t grow a new leaf

[@peacetoteach7995]

Thank you so much for this insight! You’re awesome 👏🏾. I’m going to be on the lookout for clear pots 😮, that’s such a great idea 💡

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You are so welcome💚

[@msscamp100]

@peacetoteach7995 Clear pots truly make caring for plants so, so much easier! It is so easy to see when they need water, monitor the roots, and be able to tell when a repot is due!

[@msscamp100]

@@AlohaPlantLife I'm not sure I have ever thanked you for promoting clear pots. If I have, please disregard this message. If not, thank you so, so, so much! They have made it so much easier to care for my 50 houseplant jungle!

[@simonb6478]

I got a peperomia, not sure what type it was. Tiny little fat green leaves. It literally fell apart. I am attempting to propagate the few pieces that didn’t fall apart. They’re growing roots soo fast! At the same time, some of the surviving leaves are turning black. It’s a struggle but I’m determined! I have a peperomia Hope cutting I have in a container trying to get it to root. I love the foliage on the Hope

[@cindywannamaker5299]

Here's my question this week!! Can you use hydroponic fertilizer on soil substrate plants?? It would be nice if I didn't have to buy 2 different types of fertilizer!

[@AlohaPlantLife]

That’s a tricky question to answer. I mean basically yes, but the problem is in hydroponics you’re using a more concentrated dose because there’s nothing already available for the plant to draw nutrients from. In potted plants though there’s already nutrients in the soil so you would have to really figure out the right amount to dilute the hydroponic fertilizer in order to make sure you weren’t over feeding a potted plant if that makes sense.

[@stefaniealtmann7275]

Thank you for this helpful video ❤. I have an obtusifolia and it does a weird thing where when I water it, it will drop some leaves. Every time! I let it dry out almost completely and water it thoroughly and it drops 4 to 5 leaves from the bottom. Maybe someone knows what the problem could be.

[@debbiefrick4380]

My experience is short. I purchased my obtusifolia last spring. It was doing fine then started losing leaves. . Also had some black stems on bottom leaves, stem rot. I now let it dry out completely then wait 2 or 3 more days to water. I do check the bendability of the leaves. I also started bottom watering because of the black stems. I've had no more lost leaves and am getting new leaves popping out. I am not a fan of bottom watering as I am never sure how long to let it sit in the water so I may go back to top watering.

[@merrymoore2657]

I know everyone is saying it but that was a great video. Put together nicely and very informative. I live in the DFW area in Texas. I have 3 peps a Rubella, Incana and a Mystery. I never see anything about the Mystery so I'm wondering if that is even its name? Maybe they meant it was a mystery (unknown) named Pep. Do you know anything about my Mystery plant? Also do you grow Hoyas? A video like this for Hoyas would make me sooo happy. Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Are you able to send me a picture of the mystery one on Instagram or Facebook @alohaplantlife? I do have a video like this for Hoya as well. You can find it in the playlist on my channel titled House Plant Care Guides.

[@jetterasmussen6577]

Thank for another great video. I will look for a different fertilizer for my Peperomia Hope because I have seen the occasional cracked leaf on that one. Do you buy the clear pots on Amazon?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

My clear pots are actually pot liners that I get from my local nursery but I know that Lowe’s and Home Depot carry them as well

[@jetterasmussen6577]

@@AlohaPlantLife Okay, thanks. I’m not American, so I will have to look for something similar online 😊

[@debbiefrick4380]

Thanks, Drea. I love my 3 peperomias - obtusifolia, clusifolia, and happy bean. My obtusifolia had some stem rot on lower leaves and I now let dry out completely and try to fold the leaves and bottom water. New growth and no more rotting! My clusofolia is really interesting architecturally to look at, somewhat wonkey. I have noticed a few deformed leaves on it so will try to find some calcium. Thanks for that info. My happy bean has done so well since I bought a little 4 inch stem in May. It is now twice as tall with little branches in all directions (frequent rotation). It's a cute little plant to decorate with. You might enjoy one if you've never had one since you like to decorate. After watching this I'm ready to try a caperata and a parallel. Or the parallels hard to find?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

I only occasionally see the parallels around here, so might be a little bit more difficult to find than the caperatas

[@debbiefrick4380]

@@AlohaPlantLife Thanks. I will keep my eye out in St. Louis area. Since your video I also decided to spend some of my Christmas gift card at a local nursery and fell in love with a marble peperomia, which is the all green variegated version of my other obtusifolia. . I also picked up a Frost because of your video. Both 8.99 for 4 inch pot. I kinda love peperomias and can thank you for helping me spend my gift card!! LOL. If my frost does well I may grab a couple other caperatas they had there. . Thanks for teaching me that name. Species?? Sorry, I'm becoming "that person" You coveered a topic that brings back a genus I have rediscovered after almost 50 years. I will not pester you about peperomia any more!!!

[@AlohaPlantLife]

@@debbiefrick4380 You’re not pestering!💚

[@tiffanyroberts5993]

I just bought a 4 inch Peperomia albovittata Piccolo Banda and I live in Denver, CO which is a very dry climate. The associate at the plant store told me to water it every two or three weeks, but if I remember correctly I believe you said once a week for this lil dude. So can you please clarify what the watering and light needs are for my new plant? The associate said that over watering it could kill it, so I’m a little confused. Thanks so much!

[@keepitsimplesusan818]

I love peperomia, but like so many others, I cannot keep them thriving. I was wondering, if I plant them in fast-draining soil with pumice, etc. are they still prone to root rot if I water them too frequently? This soil mix that I use is never really soggy. Thanks!

[@TomBallis-vo8ne]

Since the frost and caperata have such fragile roots, can I use a moisture meter?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

I mean you can if you want. I personally don’t like moisture meters, because they are typically not very accurate and have no way to be calibrated.

[@brooke5258]

I have a cutting of a peperomia cubensis. The leaves feel paper thin. And I'm afraid I've destroyed it in just a few days. I didn't realize the really thin strings along the stem were roots, like a crawling plant?? So I'm trying to course correct and salvage what I can.

[@Daisy.florina]

I had several of them and they die Caperata I don't know why in winter it was doing well tha it died by the stem become very thin and drop its leaves it was not overwatered jus the normal watering . I don't know why

[@mariacatalano5252]

I have a watermelon peperomia and it has not pushed out a new leaf in forever. what am I doing wrong? I am also ready to give up on this plant. it never seems happy. thank you.

[@marylevesque8729]

What window can I put watermelon peperomia? ..I live in new brunswick, canada ..can I put it in west window?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You can certainly try it in a west window, just gradually move it into that window and keep an eye on the leaves and make sure the color isn’t starting to fade

[@dora9368]

How about the Peperomia Hope? I let mine dry out too much and it got dry rot. How often should they be watered please?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Care for peperomia hope is going to be most similar to care for the parallel peperomia. You can let it dry all the way out but you need to water it like the second it dries all the way out. You should be OK watering it when it’s only about 3/4 of the way dried out too though.

[@michaletaylor7532]

I think what they are referring to with them growing more in the winter is in the Southern Americas because they're on the bottom part of the hemisphere aren't our seasons reversed question mark I think that may have been what they were referring to because it's the opposite of us because of also the tilt of the Earth❤😊

[@AlohaPlantLife]

But they exist all over including many areas near the equator so seems odd to make the statement that they grow more one type of year than another at all

[@TrophyPlant]

Hey Drea. I think it was you but did you ever grow that variegated silver frost piece you had? I just found a couple myself and curious how yours turned out?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

It was rooting along nicely in the glass of water. I was propagating it in and then one day it just went to total mush🤷‍♀️

[@TrophyPlant]

@@AlohaPlantLife oh boo. I hope mines makes it through.

[@kellysullivan8439]

Wichita, Ks here. I have a tuscani. The leaves never seem to droop, i just oull the plastic pot out & feel the weight. I just did it, the soil had pulled away from rhe edges, but not droopy. East facing window, seems to be happy with that. What type is the Tuscani? Any tips? Thanks

[@AlohaPlantLife]

If it’s what I’m thinking of, it’s similar to the caperatas but hard to say for certain without seeing a picture since as you know sometimes things are labeled wrong or more than one type of plant is called that if you know what I mean

[@jachua4955]

I leave in eu and I have a peperomia watermelon, she's so ugly 😢, I'm also so close to giving up on her 😅 did you also tried to put in semi-hydro?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

No, I haven’t tried doing peperomia in semi Hydro

[@debbiefrick4380]

A few days after I saw this I was at Trader Joe's and disappointed that they didn't have anything that interested me until I looked down at the succulents. There, in the front, I recognized from your video a peperomia graveolons for $2.99. I grabbed it. No hole in the little pot. How to I control the water?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Repot into a pot with drainage and use the pot it came in as a decorative cover pot (assuming it’s a nice pretty pot)💚

[@jetterasmussen6577]

I would love to know which category Peperomia Pepperspot would fall into? I just bought a very small one, and it keeps dropping leaves.

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Care for that one is gonna be pretty similar to the string of turtles although I believe the leaves are a bit thinner, so probably can’t let it dry out quite as much as you would a string of turtles

[@jetterasmussen6577]

@@AlohaPlantLife I found out why it wasn’t thriving: the Thrips I was talking about in the comments to your Syngonium video....they came from the Peperomia 😔

[@AlohaPlantLife]

@@jetterasmussen6577 😣

[@blackrose4clc]

My peperomia hope new leaves are coming in small. What am I doing wrong?

[@AlohaPlantLife]

Are they staying small? It’s not abnormal for new leaves on vining peperomia to come in small and then overtime gradually get larger.

[@blackrose4clc]

I snipped the vines. I hope they grow back. Thanks for getting back to me.

[@soulstarguidancereadingswi4938]

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[@miklosgatos1994]

Hey, could you help me with my peperomia albovittata 'Hairy'? I have it for 3 months now, but this week he is feeling itself much worse, he dropped like 8-10 leaves. He is kept in pon, I see a lot of growing points, but they keep getting brown, and die off. I checked the roots, they seem ok, the leaves just fall off from like the middle of the stem. they just get dark at one point of the stem, and basically the leaf dies. I have a heatwave currently, my room temp goes up to 32°C. They are kept in a bright spot, with mostly undirect light. I will try getting them into cacti/succulent soil, since you recommended it in the video( it has thicker leaves, and hairy stems), but for now I put it in water, I had no better idea. @alohaplantlife

[@fabiennebovis-higgins7149]

Thank you for the very thorough care video 👏🏼

[@AlohaPlantLife]

You are so welcome!💚