Product Description:
Peperomia are wonderful plants to grow indoors as they have so many features that make them ideal houseplants. With a great variety of beautiful foliage, and tolerating a wide range of growing conditions, they are ideal for anyone looking to expand their collection of houseplants. All Peperomia plants are low maintenance, slow-growing, and can be planted all year long. Peperomia Magnoliifolia is a small houseplant with has an upright growth habit and large leaves. This compact plant spreads through adventitious brown stems to form mats or hummocks of glossy green leaves.. The pale green flowers are minute and packed tightly on slender spikes which sometime branch produced at the stem tips or from stems along the leaf joints.
Light:
Bright indirect light and for the variegated types some direct sunlight (couple of hours) can help them grow well.
Soil:
A peat based soil is best used that drains well.
Water:
The Peperomiahas succulent leaves that indicate that these plants don’t need frequent watering to maintain vigor. Allow the surface of the soil to dry out between waterings.
Fertilizer:
while the plant is growing use a diluted liquid fertilizer once every 2 weeks, and once a month during summer.
Temperature:
Ideal temperatures of 65-75ºF (18-24ºC), and no lower than 50ºF (10ºC).
Humidity:
This species does like a humid environment. During the warmer months you can mist the leaves and/or place the plant on a pebble tray with water at the bottom.
Pruning:
Lightly prune Peperomia plants in the early spring to correct any leggy, sparse growth. Pinching back the stems will help maximize the plant’s lush appearance by encouraging more branching. Remove the end of each stem and the first set of leaves; you can pinch them off with your fingers or snip them off with hand pruners.
Propagation:
An easy method to propagate is to take a few centimeters of stem tip cuttings. Remove a tip (petiole) with about 5 – 8 cm of tip with one or two leaves on it. Plant the cutting in a very small pot with fresh potting mix that’s moist and try to provide warm temperatures of about 20ºC (68ºF), and plenty of bright light (warmth and light is the key to success). You may want to use a rooting hormone on the cut being planted.
