Peperomia prostrata
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- pep-er-ROH-mee-uh prost-RA-tuh
- Description
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A delicate trailing vining plant with round, succulent variegated leaves. They are perfect potted plants either in a terrarium, outdoor container or hanging basket. They trail and spread but are not aggressive. They prefer evenly moist soil but can suffer from overwatering so be wary of the other plants it shares a container with if they are high water users. They do well to be pot-bound.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Peperomia
- Species:
- prostrata
- Family:
- Piperaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Leaf Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Brazil
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
- Succulent
- Vine
- Habit/Form:
- Cascading
- Spreading
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Description:
- Narrow red-brown flower spike
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Variegated
- White
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Deltoid
- Orbicular
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Gree with white veins .5" wide
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
