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Peperomia caperata, the emerald ripple peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Brazil. It is a mound-forming evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall and wide, with corrugated heart-shaped leaves, and narrow spikes of white flowers 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, in summer.
Peperomia flowers are typically unnoticeable, growing in cordlike spikes, although there are some exceptions such as P. fraseri. Most peperomia flowers seem odorless to humans but some carry a musty or even unpleasant odor, such as P. graveolens. The fruit is a berry that eventually dries out and shows the tiny pepper-like seed. [2]
Make more of the plants you love by learning how to propagate houseplants with cuttings. It's a fun and easy way to add to your collection—and share plants with others!
The new plant is severed only after it has successfully grown roots. Layering is the technique most used for propagation of clonal apple rootstocks. The most common method of propagating fruit trees, suitable for nearly all species, is grafting onto rootstocks. This in essence involves physically joining part of a shoot of a hybrid cultivar ...
Propagating mums is a quick and simple way to plant more of these orange, yellow, and pink flowers. Ahead, our experts outline three different methods for garden mums—plus, how to care for them ...
Pilea peperomioides (/ p aɪ ˈ l iː ə p ɛ p ə ˌ r oʊ m i ˈ ɔɪ d iː z / [1]), the Chinese money plant, [2] UFO plant, pancake plant, lefse plant or missionary plant, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in southern China.
Propagating by rhizome is the easiest way to get more ferns. First, locate the fern's crown—this is where the fronds meet in the middle. Then, using a clean knife, cut through it. Some ferns ...
Peperomia ferreyrae is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia native to Peru. [1] It is a small, succulent herb, growing erect to about 20 cm in height. The alternating, typically 3 to 5 cm long leaves, are in the form of tubes resembling green bean pods: U-shaped in cross-section with epidermal windows on the top-side.