Pepperomia obtusifolia is one of my favorite (and easiest!) houseplants to grow indoors. Some common names include Baby Rubber Plant, Radiator Plant, Pepper Face Plant and American Rubber Plant.
1. LIGHT
Although Peperomia species are often touted as low light plants, be careful of this term. Unless you just want your Peperomia obtusifolia to just sit there and have a poor growth rate, your plant needs enough light.
2. WATERING
It is always important to thoroughly water your plant and all all excess water to escape the drainage hole. I allow at least the top 1/4 of the potting mix to dry out before watering again.
Because Baby Rubber Plants have thick, succulent-like leaves, they can easily withstand some drought. You can safely allow your potting mix to completely dry out, but please water your plant well if it reaches that point.
3. FERTILIZING
Sometimes I use organic fertilizer to fertilize the plants
4. SOIL, POT SIZE & REPOTTING
It is crucially important to use the appropriate pot size as well as potting mix in order to have a thriving plant. Since they have fairly shallow, small root systems, never over-pot these plants otherwise the potting mixes will take too long to dry out and cause issues for your plant.
Continually soggy soil will eventually invite root rot and spell death for this plant over time.
My rule of thumb is to only go up one pot size when repotting. For example, if your plant is a 4 inch diameter pot, only go up to a 6 inch diameter pot and no bigger.
A great time to repot would be late spring or early summer when your plant is in active growth.
These plants can stay in the same pot for quite a long time. As long as your plant is still growing well and appears healthy, there is no need to repot. Eventually as the plant becomes more and more root bound, you’ll want to consider a bigger pot.
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27 сен 2024
