Product Description
LIGHT
If you want a plant that has vibrant colors, you should keep it in medium to bright light conditions. It loves morning light a lot, but filtered light works just fine too. If your house doesn’t benefit from that much natural light, you will have to replace it with artificial light. This means that you need to provide it with some glow lamps, as it needs about 12 to 16 hours of light every day. If you fail to do so, then you will notice that the leaves start to drop, or the foliage isn’t that rich and beautiful.
WATERING
When it comes to the plant’s watering needs, there’s a lot of good news for people who often forget to water their plants. Even with less frequent watering, the peperomia plant can still thrive, as this is often a trait of succulents (like the peperomia plant itself). Before you add water to the plant, you need to let the soil dry out for a bit. It is way better if the soil gets a little dry rather than watering it while it’s still moist and risking overwatering that can lead to root rot on fungi problems.
SOIL
As far as soil is concerned, you need to understand a little bit about the natural habitat of the plant in order to further comprehend its soil needs. When outside, the peperomia plant has similar soil requirements to that of the famous orchid. In order to replicate the soil needs, you need to have loose, chunky, and acidic soil. In other words, if you choose an orchid potting medium, your peperomia plant should have just about everything it needs in terms of soil. Alternatively, you can use regular potting soil and combine it with peat moss.
TEMPERATURE
Peperomias are a tropical plant, which means they don’t do well in low temperatures. If you were to grow this outside, you would have to be in the USDA Growing Zone 10 to be successful. These plants love high temperatures and lots of humidity, particularly during the growing season which is in the summer. If the air inside your home is dry, you want to raise the humidity for the plant to thrive. This means that you can put the plant on a water and pebble tray.
