Peperomia Hope care and propagation

This is a much requested video on peperomia hope care as well as propagation. I show you all my baby plants, my current water propagation, and the parent plant. I also discuss light requirements, watering, fertilizing, even styling.
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[@bakerbitzz]

I love the way you talk to your plants, showing them gratitude and even apologizing for disrupting them. I just think that's so sweet. After all, they are are living things and they do bring us so much joy.

[@onlyplants]

Yep, nature gives us so much beauty, wonder and abundance. 😌

[@peggysnail4899]

I only just noticed that your description includes that you make all the music for your channel yourself!!! That’s fantastic! I’ve always really enjoyed it :)

[@onlyplants]

Haha thank you. I’m trying to work on more music when I find time 🙌🏻

[@kristinag7975]

The yakult containers as prop vessels, I love it!! What a great idea! Peperomia hope is one of my absolute favorite plants

[@teresapiskoty9407]

I definitely agree, this peperomia is ‘zen’! Thank you for the propagation tips!🙏🏼

[@Arose444]

I love people like this, putting their energy into things like this.

[@onlyplants]

❤️ thank youu

[@lanawolf5681]

YES! They are zen. You are correct. When I found mine I was so entranced by its form. Thank you for your fun videos

[@nikidadonaldson8603]

I love your videos! I find that following your care tips (with a little tweaking since I live on Vancouver island in BC) have helped me the most with my houseplants! I have a woodstove going all day long in my living room as it's now winter tho and the comparison to watering is more similar now with the amount of heat and humidity I got going on with the humidifyers going. Thanks so much for your sincere and quirky content I love it!

[@onlyplants]

🙏🏽❤️

[@dyanalayng5507]

Thanks for explaining why the different internet spacing. I was wondering about the spacing on my Fiddle Leaf Fig. I just repotted my parallel peperomia (P. puteolata) little growths & cuttings into your Aroid mix; they looked very glum in the perlite, cactus soil mix they've been in for a month. Alive but Not Happy. I love the way this bark/twig/perlite mix looks on the pot surface; I added some small, pale natural stones (quartz mix) to camouflage the perlite cluster look in a random way. So delighted I found your channel. 💖💕

[@goinggreygardens]

i finally got my hope peperomia after a long search.. i live in the tropics so this is so helpful. thank you for this video. pls keep doing what your doing 💚

[@lizj6314]

Just picked a tiny one up today :) first peperomia, I love that they can be hanging plants!

[@saraibar-el7775]

And also the great thing about peperomias is that they grow in the winter time as well. Really cool to see as most other plants just sit there waiting for spring to come. I always get extra peperomias in winter ☺️

[@onlyplants]

Yeah I keep most of my peperomias in my bedroom where the AC is blasting at nights🤓

[@diannenaworensky6698]

I love watching your channel. I especially love it because I also keep my plants outside. In other words I don't have to figure out how I'm going to take an inside plant and make it an outside plant. I have this plant and didn't know that I should treat it more like a succulent. ( I have learned so much from you)Found a good size stem laying outside a grocery store. I did leaf cuttings in dirt. They all survived. YAY !!! I love all your little written messages at the bottom of the screen. I too have problems remembering things. I usually blame it on my stroke but I believe like me you have a thousand things going through your mind. Keep up the great work. 🥀🍃🥀

[@onlyplants]

Thank youuu 😀

[@VickyHafler]

One of my favorite peperomias. The only one I’ve been able to keep alive. Learning to NOT overwater 💦 Thank you for the video.

[@onlyplants]

They are more forgiving with watering when they reach a more mature size 😌

[@saminazarene6883]

Thankyou for this video...i bought a tiny plant a few months ago, and tried several times to find out what it is...i watched this video and realise its a peperomia hope! Im so happy...thankyou.

[@onlyplants]

Hehe its such a beautiful slow growing companion

[@jessicamelendrez8]

Thanks for sharing! I love my peperomia hope 💖

[@nicolechen4687]

The word you are looking for is zen and fluffy!!! 🥰🥺

[@YoosoyamErica]

Thank you! I just put some cuttings in soil and in water!

[@onlyplants]

They are so satisfying to propagate, just takes time 😀

[@melissanajera1675]

In love with this cutie pie plant

[@onlyplants]

🥰🥰

[@mrsnigraham7269]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience. I love your passion for plants.

[@onlyplants]

Thank youu

[@happyratty]

You uploaded this just in time because I have a few pep hope cuttings in water and no roots for 4 weeks. This reminded me that patience is key 😌

[@onlyplants]

Yepp and follow the tips I provided, especially with bright light

[@christinakopp8024]

Just got mine today have wanted one for quite awhile !! I am in love

[@Light_Within]

I'm so jealous of you!! Love your presentation and your setting. Wish that was my home. 😊

[@onlyplants]

😀

[@sharpestdart]

They are very aesthetically pleasing :)

[@glboye13]

I just got one of this today, bcoz of you :D I'm so thankful that I got to know your channel and learnt alot from you. Thank you so much! I bought also one Peperomia Obtusifolia Green Gold (Variegata?). They look just so beautiful. I love all the green color, light yellow, or white.

[@usagi-chan7892]

My friend has been out of the country for two months now (and is going to stay there for a while). I went to pick up an aloe and peperomia from her place yesterday. As I repotted them for safety reasons (who wants potential pests jumping on your other plants?) I noticed the peperomia roots were mercilessly rotting because her mom had overwatered them, with only a tiny amount of roots left. I cut off most of the stems in sections in hopes of making a few new plants and am trying to save what's left of the mother plant. Thank you very much for your advice on how to handle this cute plant! May it thrive again soon.

[@onlyplants]

They are fairly easy to propagate. I would take cuttings if I were you

[@usagi-chan7892]

@@onlyplantsYup, took cuttings like you showed and they are in cups with water now. Waiting for them to root.

[@andreagruchala7975]

I'm late to the party, but the word I would use to describe these is endearing! Thanks for the video! I am now subscribed to learn more 💛

[@onlyplants]

Haha thank youu. Better late than never 🙈

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

I agree! They are precious! I adore them. Thank you for your video sir

[@playwithplants4035]

Hi. I just gave my peperomia a haircut and was wondering what to do with the cuttings. Luckily I found this episode on the subject and I can go ahead and make new plants. Your videos are great, keep up with the good work😁🌱

[@onlyplants]

Youre welcome 😀

[@clownfern]

Just ordered a couple of these! Very excited

[@onlyplants]

😀😀

[@Andersonadventures2023]

the sphagnum trick is great!

[@tamekahill2826]

Beautiful I need to buy a plant friend. I have a cutting that was inside of another plant .She is growing so fast I really like her she's easy to care for.Thanks for sharing.

[@larang9318]

i have one and it think cute is the right description 😆 mine actually grows pretty fast. or maybe bc i don’t pay much attention to it and all of a sudden realized that the vines have gotten longer !love your enthusiasm and personality

[@onlyplants]

Thank you so much. Plants grow faster when you dont check on them everyday 😌

[@patkwan6534]

Calm zen describes it well!

[@CherylannTurner-pr5bl]

I so appreciate you and your well done videos, thank you!

[@onlyplants]

Thank youu

[@PlantHoardingAdventures]

just got one of these adorable babies! thank you for this video

[@huyninh1271]

I laughed so hard when you picked the weed and threw it away 🤣🤣🤣

[@onlyplants]

😅

[@yayasapothecary]

I just got my first peperomia hope today and looking for ideas how to take care her I found you! Thank you so much for the tips and instructions, very helpful💚 I subscribe to your channel right away👍🏽 thank you!

[@onlyplants]

Thank youu and welcome to the channel

[@TheSoilBar]

Great content and tips as always Sean! ❤️

[@amyheckathorn7172]

Thanks! I have a new p. Hope. I’ve over watered it and I brushed against it yesterday and a whole long strand broke off at the base of the soil.😬 I cut it up and put it in water late last night, then I second guessed myself wondering if that was the wrong thing to do.

[@onlyplants]

I think it was the right move as long as the cuts were correct 😀 good luck!

[@philipluxembourg9013]

brilliant understanding

[@onlyplants]

❤️ thank you

[@jordanarvisais]

Great video with lots of important information! You got me to sub with your vibrant personality though!

[@onlyplants]

Thank youu 😃

[@d.s.3492]

Tortilla test is the best 😀 I think I learnt about it in one of your previous videos ❤️ My peperomia is grateful.

[@onlyplants]

And I learnt it from other youtubes too! Lets pass on this knowledge, its super useful

[@fang1972]

Thanks to your video. Was inspired to change the soil of my p. hope which hasn't shown any growth for the past few months after buying it. Found out no roots or weak roots underneath.

[@onlyplants]

Ouuu it was probably overwatered at some points and the roots may have dissolved into the soil. Try cutting it up and propagating it?

[@fang1972]

Will try that. Thanks

[@joannashelton3253]

my fave pep! i recently gifted one to a friend and now have shared your video to supplement my scribbled care notes. thank you!

[@onlyplants]

Sweet! That is such a thoughtful gift!

[@joannashelton3253]

she noticed it at my house and i ran across a very full little pot aat a reasonable price...perfect!

[@priscilareyes1682]

Yap.. you did it again! Now it’s in my Etsy cart... I have no self control😭😭

[@onlyplants]

Haha its a good investment! Keep it alive and then propagate it when its ready!

[@nannayu5546]

I'd say it is cute-calming, yes!! ^_^ Thank you for the video!

[@roman2011]

Perfect timing. I just got one today.

[@onlyplants]

Nice. Dont overwater it! Haha

[@cpenat]

You're funny! you made me laugh looking for the word, Zen. Thank you Sean! I have hope I will start to propagate...

[@barbll000]

I find this hoya super easy to care for and also very easy to find at the local garden store.

[@MelWatchesYT]

Oh nice! Can you do more of these? Really nice info!

[@onlyplants]

Thank you, I will be doing one for every species worth mentioning through the years to come. Stay tuned!

[@sharfinbean3362]

Love that peperomia, one of the easier ones! Tfs

[@chloek.5076]

I love this plant. I found mine grow quite fast. It loves my east facing window.

[@onlyplants]

Ouuu yes it loves bright indirect light and morning direct.

[@ellanlezcano6922]

Great info!! 🍃 Thank you👌

[@onlyplants]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@chrystalsabin4091]

I love my peperomia hope, easy care and beautiful.

[@onlyplants]

Its a peaceful and calming plant 😌

[@aidadiop3713]

Charming ☺️

[@onlyplants]

😀😀

[@maryjohnson-xk4pm]

New subscriber. Really like your videos. Awesome job!

[@onlyplants]

Thank you 🙏🏽 welcome to the channel 🤓

[@cynthiarobinson9854]

Shawn, thanks for the information!🌱 I've two of the same plant. Take care!🙏🏾

[@onlyplants]

They make such good companions 😌

[@BaileyBlurbs]

So excited to pick mine up tomorrow! I love the leaves!

[@onlyplants]

They have an amazing growth pattern to them 😌

[@apnqmgqpagq]

New subscriber here. Great video. Looking forward to more!

[@onlyplants]

Whoaaa welcome to the channel. More to come!

[@annabircheat3038]

You can say cute lol. Cute is fitting for this plant.

[@cshung5170]

Thanks for your video Tomorrow I will go to get mine 😊

[@Richard-zm6pt]

Yay. I got to spend time with you twice today.

[@onlyplants]

And see you tonight too haha 😅

[@francoabenojar6900]

i really love the new plant set up very niceee! pinterest level hahaha

[@onlyplants]

Haha thank you so much 😌

[@rsm1825]

ive been water propagating peperomia hope for sooo long and lots of them are rotten, i decided to soil propagate it and it works for me!

[@onlyplants]

Whoaaa I guess everyones different! I find it faster to propagate them in soil directly

[@danareid1310]

@@onlyplants I've had trouble transitioning from water prop to soil with a lot of the peperomias I've propagated. Have you experienced this? Recently, I've been propagating in sphagnum moss in a takeout container that is closed 80% of the way so it remains humid. So far seems to be working better when transitioning to soil 🤞🏻Love your channel!

[@luistessaable]

I just got this today and propagate them right away,I want it bushy look ..

[@onlyplants]

😀😀

[@max77745]

This is also one of my fave plant but somehow they dislike me so I turned to be a serial killer for them than their lover 🙄😫😭. Ur video made me hv more optimism that I can care them well too 👍

[@onlyplants]

Aww keep trying. Also consider propagating them because new leaves will be adapted to your environment.

[@Aqua-Selenophile]

🦠🧪💚 always love your videos & knowledge. I have an insane obsession with wanting to collect tons of peperomias. I haven’t bought any yet but I have been studying them for some time. I’m going to a nursery tomorrow so my boyfriend is scared, I think Lolol 😂

[@onlyplants]

Haha 😅 start with a small collection and slowly get your boyfriend intrigued.

[@Aqua-Selenophile]

@@onlyplants hahaha yes, perfect idea. I shall try!

[@greenleaves6340]

Love peperomia🥰. Someday I would be able to propagate it when it gets big🤩. Would you take us for a garden tour if not too much to ask. 🤗 I like the way you show a glimpse of the green wall. Very interesting how did you do that🤔

[@onlyplants]

I will definitely do some tours soon 😌 have so many videos lined up haha

[@tamisuyadi]

I just bought one thanks to your video 😄

[@onlyplants]

Wooo hoo enjoy it. And dont forget to keep propagating it they are very easy to share

[@cloveypops]

I was in a garden centre and a branch was on the floor so I took it home and now I have a lovely plant heh 😈

[@onlyplants]

😅

[@leelalo6625]

This is on my wishlist. Thanks

[@cindybell9195]

💚💚💚

[@YokaiNaturally]

I love plants

[@jellydonutsrule]

I know this is gonna sound crazy and I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but I'm not really a fan of Peperomia. That said, really I do like the Peperomia Hope. Thanks for the all the information. Maybe I'll give one a try.

[@onlyplants]

I think everyone are drawn to different plants, peperomias are definitely not for everyone. I have not yet met a plant I dont like though... I have a feeling some day I will!

[@plantscat7605]

Yay for the Yakult propagating bottles! 😂

[@a.sbaite8964]

You have so many of them 😮😮

[@firecracker8071]

I am in love with peperomia hope can't wait to see it multiply. I have question, I have few leaves that have curled up tight and some that are cup shaped

[@onlyplants]

Its watering or light issue. I address this in my pilea peperomioides video. They are often times maximizing or minimizing leaf surface to shied/access light or transpiration rate. 😀😀

[@shailar9180]

Nice plants . Love everything . Is that a birds nest fern handing behind you ? How do you care for that birds nest ?

[@onlyplants]

Ooo thats a video in the making haha. Propagating them is so much fun

[@eljardindelamorenita5863]

I love my Peperomia Hope, mine is trelling also💕🐝

[@silverkiss37]

You should have said at the beginning... *So for everyone who likes to nerd out to plants like I do, subscribe!* I did. 💚 I DIDN'T know they were epiphytes!! How come I didn't know that? I thought I knew most general stuff about peperomias but I've never heard that. If this is true, maybe you could have a video about different ways to grow plants that are epiphytes? That would be cool. Just a suggestion. I should see if you've already done one first lol.

[@onlyplants]

Thank youuu. More plants are epiphytic than we though, as climbing upwards is sometimes the only way to ensure survival 😀 may do an episode on this thanks for the suggestion!

[@2minutegardener639]

Good job on this video! New subscriber

[@onlyplants]

Welcome to the channel! 😀

[@sirlycaesarrina]

Always love your videos! Please do care tips for pilea peperemoides.. Am strugling with mine at home. Thanks!

[@onlyplants]

Im also struggling with mine... only because I just kick it outside and forget about it haha.

[@sirlycaesarrina]

@@onlyplants Noo haha.. people says pilea is an easy plant but it gets finicky on me i don’t know.. well hope you’ll find your care tips for this plant and share soon.. would looove to watch it!!

[@gjsanchez3652]

A yakult boy I see. 😂

[@onlyplants]

Haha I buy them for the bottles... my brother drinks them.

[@ipsimamora9752]

@@onlyplants I like seeing you doing recycling with the yakult bottles. I like it too. Sayang di sini yakult agak mahal.

[@mariaphilomena1422]

The first Hope clipping I bought was about two months ago at least, and it wasn’t rooted so my granddaughter and I carefully took the leaves off and we’re trying to propagate them in soil and it’s very slow going but we’re not giving up.

[@onlyplants]

Oooo they do need some leaves for photosynthesis to push out roots. They are slow growing... give it time (and plenty of light)

[@ahmedhumrani9920]

nice plant bro

[@onlyplants]

Thank youu

[@kavitasharma9176]

Two videos a day🙌🏼

[@nymphadoralupin7879]

The leaves of my Peperomia Hope having been dropping periodically and it's a very tiny plant so I am worried! Where I first placed it, it was getting direct morning sun and some of the new leaves were starting to scorch so I panicked and placed it under one of my Monsteras where it was getting low, dappled light, but since then it's been dropping leaves. So it's back to indirect sunlight and hoping for the best in propagating the leaf that fell off today. I placed it directly in soil because I'm too forgetful when it comes to water propagations.

[@onlyplants]

Good luck. I think they can handle a lot of light levels but is happiest with bright indirect light. Do not overwater them. I would treat them like a succulent.

[@Lizzi2020]

I just got two of these recently! The leaves on my peperomia hope are starting to curl downward but the leaves on the very bottom still seem firm. I don’t know if I should water or not. I have another small one that I have watered already and I don’t think it drained well because the bottom leaves rotted a few days later. I noticed there was a cotton strip at the bottom of the pot that might have been preventing it from draining so I removed it and the rotted stem. So far the rest of it seems to be ok so I’m hoping it will be fine, but I’m now worried about over watering the other larger one. I usually stick to bottom watering because I’ve been told it’s easier to not over water, is that ok for these plants?

[@onlyplants]

Bottom watering saturates the soil completely - causing deep watering so the opposite is true.. it causes the soil to retain more soil. Try to back away with watering, they are actually quite drought resistant. But dont change suddenly… I would remedy it over time so the plant is not stressed

[@bootsierellaaguilar9669]

I just bought mine today let’s see what happens

[@katherinelandreth2191]

I

[@onlyplants]

Haha thank you.. they are so practical

[@elian68]

Do they root any better if you cut off 2 nodes, remove the bottom leaves and then put that part under the soil/in the water?

[@onlyplants]

In my experience, no. They put out roos from the cut point, and node at the points around each nodes. Hoyas and aroids will root better/faster with that method.

[@iainsaiz4858]

What is your IG handle? I would love to follow, enjoy watching and listening to the way you talk about your plants. Thank you for these.

[@onlyplants]

Hello it is @bo.tan.ist

[@shaynacarey1957]

Hello :) I was wondering if you knew, when a leaf falls off of a peperomia hope, will that spot grow a new leaf where the leaf fell off or will that piece of the vine never have a leaf again? Thanks!

[@onlyplants]

That piece of the vine will never grow leaf again, but each of that node (where the leaf fell off) is a potential for new vine to appear from. But in order to do this you need to release if of its apical dominance, this means severing the top most growth beyond that node.

[@glamdewi3522]

I thought I was the only one who is using Yakult bottle for propagations 😆 thanks for sharing 💜🙏🏾

[@onlyplants]

Haha they are the perfect shape size

[@glamdewi3522]

@@onlyplants yesss it is, but since it is soo light, my cats always drop it with their tails or just by sniffing with their curious noses 😣😖.

[@venus2002HW]

Thanks for another great video. I noticed some of my p. hope leaves are kind of rough and somewhat dull and not smooth like they should be and I’m not sure why. It’s in terracotta pot, living in a nw facing window and I watered it when soil is about 80% dry. Is it underwatered?

[@onlyplants]

Thats new to me.. I would think that its underwatered, or perhaps it may have lost many roots from root rot or from drying out too much, and the current roots are not enough to support the plant size? But my advice is to always take cuttings, the new plants you start in your environment will be so resilient

[@venus2002HW]

@@onlyplants thanks for your reply Sean. Stay safe and take care 😊

[@audreybunce8361]

Incredibly informative video!! I actually just went to check on my plants and one of the strands of my peperomia hope came right out of the pot in my hand.. the root it had, had rotted. It was about 3 feet long in total and the rooted part was in the middle with two 1.5 feet vines on either side. I quickly cut them into sections like yours, dipped the bottom ends in rooting hormone (careful about which ends were the bottom and which were the tops) and placed them into damp soil. My question, I have a propagation dome with a heat mat, and a grow light; would the humidity be too much for this plant while it roots in soil?? Any suggestions?? Thank you!!

[@onlyplants]

In my experience humidity does not affect this plant that much. In fact peperomias are known to be winter growers, growing faster in cooler days. The most important thing is to give the cuttings excellent light. 😀

[@audreybunce8361]

@@onlyplants Thank you so much!!!

[@raquelclemente30]

❤🥰

[@onlyplants]

😀😀

[@PlantyMessyHypsie]

Do you need to cut below a node and remove leaves at that node to propagate? Or will it grow roots from any part of the stem?

[@onlyplants]

You can leave the leaf on. But keep in mind the cutting shouldn’t have too many leaves, as they might fight for nutrients and water, killing the cutting in the process.

[@PlantyMessyHypsie]

@@onlyplants That was fast! Gotcha. Thanks.

[@rumhellini9789]

Love it

[@onlyplants]

Makasihh

[@yukiaditya7352]

I just noticed that sculptor of woman...that was by Dolorosa Sinaga, no?

[@onlyplants]

I have a feeling it is 😅