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Baby Rubber Plant

4.8 out of 5 (269 experiences)

Survivor

Fast grower

Also known as

Pepper face, variegated peperomia, peperomia little tuscany, 'Golden Gate', Lemon Lime Peperomia, Golden Peperomia, jade peperomia, Peperomia Thailand, Peperomia 'Jade' and Obtipan

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Peperomia obtusifolia

Genus

Peperomia

Family

Piperaceae

Order

Piperales

What other plant parents say

Survivor 170

Fast grower 141

Large, lush leaves 102

Easy to propagate 58

Pet friendly 41

Blooms easily 13

Browns easily 12

Pest magnet 2

@Getplanting

05/11/2021

this plant is such a good plant if you tend to kill plants somehow. she has hard thick leaves and I’ve never had problems with her! just mist the plant and it will love you! I have mine in direct lig…

@Agatha

04/24/2021

Love my peperomia! It is so hardy and forgiving. It has more than doubled in size in a year. It will bend to find the light, but no bend is permanent in my experience. In the photo mine was curvy fr…

@Purploony

Makati City, Metro Manila

05/28/2021

I have killed many plants (not on purpose) over the course of the pandemic year. This was one of my first plants purchased and it refuses to die. I'd cut off leaves (back before I learned not to do t…

@Msd

04/07/2021

I bought this plant at my local Trader Joe’s because of the beautiful pot it came in. Rubber baby plant slowly grew on me with it’s evergreen leaves and remarkable growth and then hibernation. Ever…

@Barbara

Novato, CA

08/01/2021

Peperomia obtusifolia variegata and Peperomia obtusifolia ‘Lemon Lime’ together. Hardy plants and they grow well without much fussing at all. Wait till soil is pretty dry before watering thoroughly…

@Paula

New York, NY

02/13/2021

This one has done well enough in my window, but nothing to write home about. I hadn’t noticed much new growth though now that I’m writing this review I’m noticing there is actually a new leaf budding…

@Dloslund

Lake Stevens, WA

02/17/2021

I would call it normal-speed propagation (though that’s still in progress), and a fairly slow grower, but I haven’t had a single problem with the plant (browning leaves, leaf death, pests, etc). That…

@Nataleaf

New Orleans, LA

03/07/2021

I love peperomias, but this one has to be the fastest growing one I have! It loves the morning direct sun from my east facing window. Not a true rubber plant - this is pet safe! Be careful not to ove…

@Getplanting

05/14/2021

cutesy plant. mine doesn’t even look like the picture anymore it grew so much in a week. gets at least 2 new leafs every 4 days. she’s pretty plant and hardy leafs so I think anyone could take care o…

@Caitlinnn31

07/02/2021

Super easy to manage!! I love my baby rubber plant and considering the fact i got him from a grocery store, he is doing super well!! He has grown pretty fast in the last month and a half so i definit…

How to care for Baby Rubber Plant

Water

How often to water your Baby Rubber Plant

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.

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