Hanging Peperomia Obtusifolia grows fairly quickly. It has a trailing growth habit and can grow 3′ to 4′ feet per year under the right conditions.

Peperomia Hope has round, flat, muted-to-bright-green leaves that grow along a trailing stem. They typically grow about a foot to a foot and a half long, but can grow even longer in optimal conditions. While Peperomia Hope stays relatively small, that shouldn’t stop you from owning one of these beauties!

18 inches tall

Grow peperomias with all green leaves in bright light, but not direct sunlight. A west window or east an window shaded by a transparent curtain works best. Peperomias with variegated leaves can tolerate more light and need more light to generate bright colors.

One unique aspect of Peperomia is that all that their foliage purifies the air, according to NASA research. The supplementary Wolverton’s Clean Air study shows that Peperomia reduces the level of formaldehyde indoors by 47% and that’s good to know because a significant portion of indoor air is made up of the substance.

Being relatively easy to grow, Peperomias are also prized for their foliage and are definitely good plants for beginners.

Your Peperomia Piper prefers bright indirect light. It can adapt to medium and low light, but growth may slow. Water your Peperomia when the top 50%-75% of the soil is dry.

Pruning and caring for peperomia After the blooming, eliminate floral scapes from the peperomia, cutting them as short as you can. Only eliminate leaves if they’ve withered, dried up or turned yellow.

This is because Peperomias have such small and fine roots that they are extremely susceptible to root rot, which is their biggest killer grown as a houseplant, we just love them too much. So yeah, let them dry out almost completely. Check about 5 inches deep in the soil for moisture, if it’s dry, you’re good to go.

Pruning: If stems and leaves begin overgrowing you can pinch out the top of certain stems to stop growth, otherwise they begin to grow spindly and out of shape in appearance. To get them looking their best, try and grow and prune them to display a bushy appearance.

The most common cause of peperomia leaves falling off is overwatering. Peperomia are plants that don’t need to be watered that often. They store a lot of water in their leaves and prefer to be left to dry out between waterings.

Plant Looks Shriveled and Mushy You can also identify overwatering your Peperomia by mushy stems and shriveled appearance. Healthy stems should be firm to the touch, so if a stem mushes between your fingers something is wrong. If your Peperomia looks shriveled it is a sign that your roots have rotted from overwatering.

The most probable cause of your Peperomia dying is an issue with watering. Overwatering is the most common cause of Peperomia death but underwatering can also be a culprit. With this is in mind it’s important that you allow your Peperomia to dry out between waterings or you risk overwatering your plant.

Watermelon peperomia should receive at least five hours of indirect light but no bright light. They require medium humidity and temperatures between 60-80ºF. Choose a well-draining potting mix and water when the top one to two inches of soil is dry; every 1-3 weeks in summer and 3-5 weeks in winter.

about four to six weeks

Care level and growing: These are very easy to grow and can make a good plant choice for the beginner. Keeping to the basics of care instructions will allow these plants to thrive. Most important is enough light, no overwatering and cold conditions.

You should expect to see small roots in about 2-4 weeks and the first baby plant in about 3-5 weeks. The petiole one should sprout first (one baby plant).

Size & Growth When grown as indoor house plants, this easy care peperomia, low-growing plant reaches 6″ or 8″ inches tall. In the right environment, the plants are is quite vigorous, growing and reproducing quickly.

This plant will do well in low humidity environments but will thrive with a bit more humidity. Brown leaf tips may indicate the air is too dry. Your Golden Pothos prefers average to warm temperatures, 65-85 degrees.

No, you should not mist your pothos. It doesn’t require it. Group Mist says that houseplants from exotic climes like the mist since they are humidity lovers; Team Don’t Mist claims that misting doesn’t really enhance humidity, and may actually cause other issues like the spread of pests as well as microorganisms.

Devil’s Ivy enjoys a light spot, but preferably not in direct sunlight or a draught. The paler the leaves, the more light the plant needs. The plant loves to be misted with a plant spray. If the tendrils grow too long, they can simply be cut back.

No, you should not mist your pothos. It doesn’t require it. There are 2 kinds of houseplant caretakers worldwide: Those that mist and also those that do not.