Peperomia Marble Propagation

Peperomia obtusifolia propagation is fairly simple and can be done in a few different ways.

Peperomia marble propagation.

In addition to the propagation by cutting method i tried this as well. The use of a rooting hormone can increase the odds of success. Peperomia plants require little in the way of attention. Ensure your propagation tray and all equipment you use are clean and ideally sterile as fungal disease is the biggest issue which can prevent your success in propagating peperomia.

Peperomia s succulent leaves also help out with easy propagation. Propagating peperomia most peperomia species are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings similar to the way african violets are propagated. Leaf cuttings stem cuttings or pieces of leaves. Plant peperomia in a pot with ample drainage holes using an orchid potting mix then place the plant in bright indirect light.

Remove large leaves with their stalks petioles and bury them in seedling starter soil. You can see how i planted my baby rubber plant cuttings here. Water only when the soil is quite dry and feeding is. You re not likely to find more than a handful of the more than 1 000 species of peperomia at a nursery or garden center including marble peperomia peperomia obtusifolia and watermelon peperomia peperomia argyreia.

When a cutting is taken from the plant it can no longer receive nutrients. The process is very similar to that of rooting pothos cuttings in water. You simply cut off a stalk not just a leaf and pop it in a cup of water. Propagation peperomia obtusifolias propagate by stem cuttings it very easy to do in water by taking leaf cuttings or by dividing the plant.

I am going to work with stem cuttings and leaf cuttings as these prove to be most. Use an equal mix of potting compost and perlite. Mine began developing tiny white almost translucent roots after about 6 weeks. They are handsome adaptable plants grown for their showy leaves and tolerance for low light.

Some types of peperomia make babies similar to how pilea peps do which can be cut off the mother plant and put in water to encourage root growth. You can also propagate watermelon peperomia or any type of peperomia cuttings in water.