Peperomia culsiifolia Green
₹450.00 Original price was: ₹450.00.₹379.00Current price is: ₹379.00.
The Peperomia clusiifolia Green plant or the Red Edged Peperomia, is a compact, evergreen perennial plant, grown as a houseplant. This plant has a neat, mounding growth pattern and typically reaches a height of 6 inches to 1 foot. Its has glossy, deep green leaves with striking dark red or maroon edges. The leaves are slightly elongated in shape compared to Peperomia obtusifolia specie. While it rarely flowers indoors, its produces beautiful slender greenish-white spikes protruding from a red pipe like base, which adds to the beauty of the plant.
It has an evergreen perennial growth habit. It is a compact plant with upright stems which reache up to 6 inches to 1 foot in height. The glossy, deep green leaves have dark red edges. They rarely produce flowers indoors but they do produce slender greenish-white spikes.
This plant thrives in bright, indirect sunlight but can tolerate low-light conditions. However, it should not be kept under a prolonged period of low-light exposure. Else the plant will begin showing slow growth patterns and will stop producing the spikes.
Peperomia culsiifolia plants prefer well-drained, loamy soil and require only moderate watering. Do not overwater and avoid cold drafts. Red Edged Peperomia grows slowly, so repotting is rarely needed.
This beautiful plant is easy to care for and adds a vibrant touch to any indoor space. This compact plant, is ideal for tabletops, bookshelves, or small indoor spaces. They are drought-tolerant and their adaptability to various conditions make them one of the easiest plants to care for. They key to growing a healthy Peperomia plant is a well draining potting mix, less watering and good indirect natural light exposure.
Besides its natural beauty this plant also helps purify indoor air by removing toxins, enhancing your living environment.
This versatile and resilient houseplant brings a touch of tropical charm to any space while being easy to care for, even for beginners.
Description
Plant Care:
Name | Peperomia culsiifolia Green |
Common names | Peperomia culsiifolia Green, Jelly Plant, Red Edged Peperomia, Red Edged Radiator |
Hindi names | पेपरोमिया कुल्सीफोलिया ग्रीन, जेली प्लांट, रेड एज्ड पेपरोमिया, रेड एज्ड रेडिएटर |
Type | Stemmed. Grows up to a moderate height of up to 1-1.5 feet |
Growth pattern | Perennial |
Exposure to sun | Partial sun exposure. While the plant tolerates a few hours of direct sun exposure, a prolonged direct sun exposure should be avoided to prevent scorching of leaves. |
Light | Place in a position where it receives bright indirect light. A prolonged low light conditions will slow down the growth of the plant. When kept under bright natural light conditions, the plant will show fast growth. |
Soil | Use a well-draining potting mix. Peperomias do not prefer water retaining soil. Hence consider a good all purpose potting mix that has good porosity. |
Watering | Do not over water. Allow the top inch of the soil to dry out. Thoroughly water between two watering sessions. Depending on the season, the watering interval must be decided. In rains the interval time should be longer of around 8-10 days. Slow release fertilizes mixed with water in correct proportion, once or twice a year should give good results. |
Pruning | Pinch off the affected leaves and propagate with stem cuttings when your plant has trailed too long or has overcrowded the pot. |
Maintenance level | Low |
Purifying qualities | Yes |
*Note: Since these are live plants, the actual size and condition of the plant may slightly differ from what is shown in the picture, depending on the growth stage of the plant at the time of your order. However, we make the best effort to match the plant that is delivered to you, with the looks shown in the pictures, after considering delivery and perishability constraints during the delivery period. This plant will come in 4 inch black pot. Decorative planters if any, shown in the picture gallery are for representation purpose only and can be purchased separately from the website.
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