Emerald Ripple Peperomia
4.4 out of 5 (189 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Emerald Ripple Peperomia
This species of Peperomia is known for its uniquely textured leaves and dark, moody coloring. The fruits of Peperomia plants are very sticky, so they can be easily picked up by animals passing by. Their fruits and seeds have traveled one of the longest distances ever recorded for a plant, over 3000 miles to an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, all while stuck to a bird's feet 🦅. They're very closely related to the same plants that produce black pepper, and their fruits have a similar peppery taste!
Taxonomy
Peperomia caperata
Peperomia
Piperaceae
Piperales
Also known as
Peperomia Quito
How to care for Emerald Ripple Peperomia
How often to water your Emerald Ripple Peperomia
every 9
Emerald Ripple Peperomia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Emerald Ripple Peperomia in your home
a window
Emerald Ripple Peperomia may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Emerald Ripple Peperomia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Emerald Ripple Peperomia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Spending one on one time today with my plant babies-Ripley is an Emerald Ripple Peperomia that is growing like CRAZY! He’s always been one of my favorite plants. The leaves are so intricate and beautiful. He is very tight and crowded and I think needs to be put in a larger pot. Here’s my question-today I noticed a musty smell from either the terracotta pot or the soil. Is that something I should be concerned about? When I repot should I change out most of the soil? Thanks for the advice
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can my pepperomia get better? my pepperomia plant is looking in rougher shape every day. i put some rocks on the bottom to help with drainage, in a terracotta well drainaged pot. i’m unsure of what other measures i should take that could make her healthier and flourish. i’m just hoping she’s not a lost cause. (i’ve also made previous posts about her)
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my peperomia plant has been struggling since i’ve gotten her. i’ve done my best to help her heal and be happy from a previous post. my pepperomia plant is still losing stems and leafs and they’re turning black i was wondering what that could be from? Also how i would help her from there.
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my peperomia plant has been looking droopy since i’ve gotten her a week ago, could anyone help me identify what’s wrong and how i can help her? my peperomia plant seems to be struggling since i got her about a week to to this day. i’m really i watered her when i first planted her in a unglazed clay pot.. she started to look really droopy then. i watered her yesterday, and im not sure if she’s gotten worse or better or, even if she stayed the same at this point. i reported her to a bit smaller acrylic jar and im hoping that’ll help her some. this was the first day i got her compared to today. (slight note i do keep her on my screened in porch she gets 121• South east sun )
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What do I do to make the brown go away? #Peperomia
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Um okay so my plant was perfectly healthy and I’ve been watering it but now it’s lookin a little silly and I think it might be dead. Can it come back from this or is it a lost cause? #Peperomia
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Do you fertilize and if so with what? #Peperomia
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Noticing a not so pleasant scent coming from what I believe is my peperomia in the last 3 days. It has been flowering for a while now and I only just began smelling the smell. Any ideas on why or what I should do to address this? #Peperomia
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I got this plant about 6 months ago and it immediately started to die when I brought it home. It’s been stable like this for at least 2-3 months now and won’t get any better or worse no matter what I change. I made sure the pot has good drainage, I water it only when the soil feels super dry, and it gets partial sunlight along with 2-3 hours under a grow light per day. I have other plants near it that are doing well, so I have to assume it’s a plant specific issue. I also bought a humidifier for it and run that almost all the time, but it hasn’t seemed to help. Any advice is much appreciated!! #Peperomia
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Help me save my peppromia This is the second time I’m asking for help with the plant. What’s wrong? I have been trying my best to revive this baby for over 3 months now but it has been really sad journey. Need fresh eyes :( #Pepperomia #Indoorplants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants
Care Summary for Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 89
Fast grower 75
Large, lush leaves 42
Easy to propagate 28
Browns easily 23
Blooms easily 18
Pest magnet 8
03/05/2022
It’s so fun to watch these beautiful plants start to create their inflorescences and bloom for you! They’re fairly easy to grow as long as you monitor their moisture levels and don’t give them too intense of light. Super giving plant!
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
Fast grower
02/15/2022
I loved the way this plant looked but sadly nothing I did seemed to help him. He wilted and died pretty quickly.
01/13/2022
He hated me. I hated him. We consciously uncoupled. No matter how much love I gave this little guy, it wasn’t enough. Least favorite pep.
Browns easily
01/11/2022
This plant is fine. It’s very easy to take care of. I’ve moved it around to several areas in my home with varying levels of light and humidity, and it’s just continued vibing.
Fast grower
01/07/2022
This guy is super cute and started off strong, but after doing the same thing for a couple months, he’s slowly been wilting and dying. I think this type of plant would do best in a window that gets a super lot of light, and I just don’t have that in my house.
Browns easily
12/21/2021
Love the leaves. It’s been kind of tough to find the right spot, but it lets you know when it needs something without just dying overnight so that’s nice
Fast grower
12/19/2021
It’s truly a beautiful plant.
Fast grower
12/09/2021
Least favorite peperomia. Never seems happy.
Survivor
Browns easily
10/06/2021
So cute and easy to care for!
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
09/27/2021
I haven’t had mine for long. But seems hassle free, good for pets. And just look at those leaves!
Survivor
09/24/2021
A small cute plant, is very lush and nice. i think it’s so cute that when by a window all of the leaves will turn to face the sun, and when u turn it you get a nice bushy plant 🥰
Fast grower
09/16/2021
So Pretty! Hasn’t browned one leaf since I have had it. I don’t have it in direct sunlight (it’s in the middle of my dining table in a fish bowl). And it looks fake, I promise it’s real but it looks like plastic! Love it
Blooms easily
Easy to propagate
Survivor
09/13/2021
Great hardy plant
Fast grower
Survivor
09/02/2021
So easy to look after! If the leaves start dropping a little just water it and it will be revived the next day! So many new leaves growing all the time and she’s starting to bloom flowers now that it’s spring so precious!
Fast grower
Blooms easily
08/27/2021
Lovely lovely plant. 10/10 recommend. Just be careful of overwatering
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
08/22/2021
So darn cute and puts up with my neglect 😅
Survivor
08/17/2021
Love this unusual plant!
Blooms easily
08/16/2021
Sooooo pretty
Large, lush leaves
07/21/2021
I’m trying to still figure out what he likes, droops a lot
Browns easily
Survivor
07/06/2021
i love her
Survivor
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