Description
Peperomia Caperata is a small house plant with very dark green leaves, lovely red to purple stems, and interesting rat-tail-shaped flowers. Peperomia, the emerald ripple peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. It is a mound-forming evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm tall and wide, with corrugated heart-shaped leaves and narrow spikes of white flowers 5 - 8 cm long. This plant will come in a 1-inch net pot. Please do not remove the plant from the net pot; plant it directly in a larger pot. Do not overwater the plant. Also, check out our workshops for more details.
SAPLING DESCRIPTION
- Number of saplings in a net pot – 1
- Sapling Height – 2 inches
- Watering - water when the soil dries
- Sunlight – medium to bright light
PLANT DESCRIPTION
- Difficulty Level – easy
- Plant Height - 8 - 12 inches
- Leaves Color – green with silver veins
- Type – indoor and outdoor
- Feed – Vermicompost for nutrients every week, Seaweed once a month for greener leaves, and Epsom salt for better blooming once a month
- Watering – keep the soil moist but not soggy
- Soil – moist but well-drained
- Sunlight – bright indirect light
- Suitable Temperature – 60°F - 80°F
HOW TO PLANT A SAPLING
- Take a sapling along with the net pot and choose the appropriate size of the container for your plant.
- Seal the holes of the pot at the bottom.
- Pour potting soil more than half of the size of the pot.
- Then make a hole with your finger in the center of the potting soil and place your sapling along with the net pot.
- Cover it with soil again and water thoroughly.
ALTERNATE NAMES
- Botanical name: Peperomia caperata
- peperomia caperata plant in hindi: peparomiya kaiperaata paudha (पेपरोमिया कैपेराटा पौधा)
- peperomia caperata plant in tamil: pepparomiya keparatta alai (பெப்பரோமியா கேபராட்டா ஆலை)
- peperomia caperata plant in telugu: peperomiya kaperata mokka (పెపెరోమియా కాపెరాటా మొక్క)
- peperomia caperata plant in kannada: peperomiya kyaperata sasya (ಪೆಪೆರೋಮಿಯಾ ಕ್ಯಾಪೆರಾಟಾ ಸಸ್ಯ)
- peperomia caperata plant in marathi: peperomiya keperata vanaspati (पेपेरोमिया कॅपेराटा वनस्पती)
- peperomia caperata plant in malayalam: peperomiya kaperatta chedi (പെപെറോമിയ കപെരറ്റ ചെടി)
- Other names: Emerald ripple, pepperomia , peparomia , peporomio