Variegated Variegated Peperomia Baby Rubber Plant

Peperomia variegata is an attractive variegated version of the baby rubber plant with all of the same cherished characteristics plus an added advantage.

Variegated variegated peperomia baby rubber plant.

Rubber plants are in the fig ficus genus while peperomia plants are their own genus with hundreds of species. I would allow leaves or stem tip cuttings a day to dry out until planted. The baby rubber plant can also propagate with leaf cuttings although variegated types may lose the variegation. It has fleshy glossy round to oval shaped variegated leaves.

Too much shade can cause the leaves to lose their lovely cream marbling. It is a popular peperomia species in the family. Buss getty images the rubber tree is capable of growing 100 feet tall while the baby rubber plant will grow happily in a pot for its entire life cycle. The multicoloured leaves of the peperomia obtusifolia variegata come in shades of dark green olive green and creamy white.

Peperomia obtusifolia variegata is the most popular ornamental herbaceous indoor house plant. You may want to experiment and try a few leaves and stem tips to see what propagation method works best for you. It is a bushy upright plant with thick stems and fleshy glossy cupped leaves. Learn how to care for the peperomia green or baby rubber plant.

Also known as the baby rubber plant it is actually unrelated to the hevea bransiliensis the primary resource of natural rubber. Peperomia obtusifolia variegata care is pretty much identical to that of a normal green baby rubber plant but you do really need to keep an eye on the lighting. Best time to prune propagate a peperomia obtusifolia. I ve already done a post and video on peperomia care all of them that i ve grown have been easy but wanted to do one dedicated solely to this succulent like beauty.

There are many d. This is all about how to grow and care for a peperomia obtusifolia. Spring summer are the best times. Multiple shades of dark green olive green and a lovely creamy white.

This post and video about pruning and propagating applies not only to the solid dark green leafed peperomia obtusifolia but also to all the variegated forms of this plant also. A lot of people s first foray into growing peperomia may have been with a peperomia obtusifolia as it s a common one to find in the market. The baby rubber plant with its thick glossy green leaves is just what you ve been looking for.