Hope Peperomia

Introduction

The hope peperomia does not grow naturally in the wild, it is a cross of two other natural peperomias (peperomia deppeana and peperomia quadrifolia). Its a really nice trailing plant with small round leaf growths from a relatively sparse stem. What I really like about it is having it as a trailing plant over the edge of my shelf, showing off the sparse growing pattern. They are easy to grow and forgiving, making them great plants for beginners too.

You can propagate them easily too, for more on this see our guide here: Propagating Peperomia.

Light Needs

Pepermomia hopes do not need bright light, they are ideally suited to medium indirect sunlight down to low light. So they will be just fine back from a window, or even in the middle of the room if it is a bright space.

A shelf in a bright East facing room is a great location for them where they can show off their trailing foliage.

How Often to Water

Let your plant dry out fully before watering it again. Check it once a week. Do not over water as root rot can be a real issue with peperomias. Remember that these plants are epiphytes which means that naturally they do not grow in soil on the ground, but in material like barks and rotting matter on trees etc. So if they sit in wet soil their roots will not tolerate it and can rot easily.

Tip: underwater this plant rather than overwater it, they must not sit in soggy soil as they get root rot easily. Check the soil and only water if mostly dry, and make sure you don’t leave the pot standing in any excess water.

Fertilizer

You can use a balanced fertilizer once a month in the summer months. It is a good idea to feed them with a really diluted feed the first time, just to be sure they do not get fertilizer burn.

Hope Peperomia Soil

A well draining commercial potting compost will be good for a hope peperomia. Add some perlite for drainage to avoid the issues with root rot that can happen with these epiphytes.

When To Repot

They will not need repotting every year, but if they do get pot bound, then you can repot in spring before the growing season. Pot them up a pot size or two.

Hope Peperomia Humidity

Peperomia hopes like the higher end of normal household humidity (40-50%).

Temperature

This plant does well in normal household temperatures, 20°C to 25°C (68-77°F). Do not let them get too cold in winter, through 10°C (50°F) is about the lowest they should be allowed to go, if they go under this for too long they might get cold damage, so be careful or draughts and cold windows in the winter.

How To Propagate Hope Peperomia

You can propagate it in water, with stem cuttings. Just put them in a jar of water to root, they take quite quickly sometimes within a month but certianly within two months to get good sized roots. Then you can pot them up into soil.

Is It Toxic To Cats?

It is not toxic to dogs and cats.

Peperomia Hope Leaves Curling

The leaves curl then the plant is underwatered or overwatered, so make sure you are only watering it when needed, but not leaving it too long after that, so check the soil each week.

Does Peperomia Hope Like To Be Root Bound?

They are not fussy about a little crowding, but in gernal you should pt it up when it the roots get crowded and give them some space to grow.

Where To Buy

You can buy these in some plants shops, keep and eye out at your local plants shop and support them when you can. If not try these Rare Plant Shops or Etsy.

Other Names

Peperomia rotundifolia, trailing jade.

FAQs and Common Problems

Peperomias are epiphytes and are prone to over watering, so make sure they are in a really well draining bark based soil and you let them dry out fully before watering again.

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