Growing guide

How to grow peperomia

These popular small houseplants come in wide choice of forms, with attractively patterned, coloured or textured foliage. Diverse, compact and charming, peperomias are also adaptable and easy to grow.

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Quick facts

  • Compact, bushy or trailing houseplants
  • Attractive, colourful foliage, often striped, splashed, ridged or textured
  • Tropical species need warmth, humidity and indirect light
  • A few succulent species need free-draining cactus compost 
  • Small tropical peperomias are ideal in terrariums 
  • Avoid overwatering and direct sun in summer

All you need to know

Before you get started
Planting
Ongoing care
Pruning and training
Propagating
Problems
While we think all this information will be helpful to you, we always recommend to read the instruction labels on your plants.

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