Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
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About Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
Did you know Peperomia plants belong to the pepper family, along with black peppercorns? Their fruits and seeds have traveled one of the longest distances ever recorded, over 3000 miles to an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, while stuck to a bird's feet! 🦅 They can be easily propagated by leaves which make them super easy to share with friends!
Taxonomy
Peperomia obtusifolia 'Variegata'
Peperomia
Piperaceae
Piperales
Also known as
American Rubber Plant, Baby Rubber Plant, Peperomia Obtusifolia Variegata and Peperomia obtusifia varigated
How to care for Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
How often to water your Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
Variegated Baby Rubber Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Variegated Baby Rubber Plant in your home
Variegated Baby Rubber Plant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Variegated Baby Rubber Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Drooping stems In the last 3 days the stems starting drooping and leaning like they were too heavy. Any ideas?
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Heat damage to my plant!! I had to travel with my plants and the heat from the car did a number on this plant. How can I fix heat stress? I did give it some water to help with the water loss but what else should I do?
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What are these brown spots under the leaves? My variegated peperomia obtusifolia has been growing so well that I've chopped her top off several times to make propogations. however, was wondering about these brown spots under the leaves. do I need to be worried about them? most of them have it. they don't seem to be on the leaf, but rather part of the actual leaf itself.
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Can I grow this plant only in water? #Peperomia
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Is this a peperomia? Picked up this beauty at Lowe's and I'm pretty sure it's a #Peperomia ? Or maybe a #LipstickPlant ? It's chilling in my quarantine greenhouse but I would really like to make sure I ID it correctly and that it's #nontoxic before it comes to live with the rest of my plants. :) (Becsuse of these nebby furbabies. #CatsOfGreg) #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PetsAndPlants #peperomiapals #PlantID
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Happy #WaterMelanieWednesday ! Look at how much she has grown, left picture is April 10th and the right is April 24th! 🥰 #Peperomia #WatermelonPeperomia #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner #PlantsAreAmazing #PLANTMAFIA
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Help with a plant ID… Hey Greggers! I need help identifying this plant. The label says Peperomia (assorted) and the Greg app is identifying it as an elephant bush. So… anyone know which it is? #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #PlantID #GregGang #Peperomia #ElephantBush
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As you can see my pincushion, pepperoni is very straggly. Would you cut them off and heal them over and re-replant or leave it? #Peperomia
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I just got these a couple days ago what is the best care for them? They came in with the leaves beat up. #Peperomia
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Unhappy Propagate Hello! My #Peperomia cutting has not grown in the few months I’ve had it. It is droopy and the leaves are yellow-green. Any advice?! Thank you!!! #PropagationStation #babyplants #NotSoHappyPlants #SlowGrowth #help #peperomiapals
Care Summary for Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
Variegated Baby Rubber Plant
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.