Jelly Plant
4.4 out of 5 (32 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Jelly Plant
This species of Peperomia is known for its unique patterns and distinctive red edges. Peperomia fruits and seeds have traveled one of the longest distances ever recorded, over 3000 miles to an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, while stuck to a bird's feet! 🦅
Taxonomy
Peperomia clusiifolia
Peperomia
Piperaceae
Piperales
Also known as
Baby Rubber Plant, Peperomia Jelly, Peperomia Tricolor, Ginny Peperomia and Angel Plant
How to care for Jelly Plant
How often to water your Jelly Plant
every 9
Jelly 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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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Jelly Plant in your home
a window
Jelly Plant 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.
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How to fertilize Jelly Plant
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 Jelly Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Boring Peperomia Ginny Hey guys I'm relatively new to plants, my peperomia ginny is the hands down most boring plant I own. Infact I frequently check if she's a real plant and I didn't buy a fake one lol. She never even has looked sad even if her soil was overly bone dry. Anyway is anyone's else's like this? Is it normal or am I doing something wrong?
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Are its leaves supposed to look droopy? Also, i moved it to a different room during the Christmas season and it lost half its leaves, everyday or so there’d be a leaf on the floor. And now i notice that one of the stems are black. Was this because of location change? Or…?
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I moved the location of my plant and it lost half its leaves and the top of one stem turned black and squishy. What’s wrong with it. #Peperomia
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So she’s giving me flowers. Where do I trim them off? All the way down at the stem joint or where the green meets the red? #HappyPlants #Peperomia #
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Help! I’ve noticed some leaves falling lately. I have two jelly plants, one for longer than the other and my first has always thrived in the spot my second one is in but I’ve noticed in both plants (more so the second one but a little in my first) new growths/leaves turning black and in my second one he has lost quite a few leaves. I’m not sure why I haven’t changed anything - any tips as to why this would happen? I’m getting a lot of new growth but they turn black in a couple days and I don’t want this to progress into the second one dying bc he’s still little and doesn’t have much to begin with and he’s down to three big leaves and stems
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Droopy leaves and soil staying wet for awhile. Does it need a smaller pot? More sun? Something else? #Peperomia
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Unhappy jelly plant?? My jelly plant has been unhappy for awhile and I don’t know why! I repotted with perlite a few months ago, when I first noticed it was drooping, but it hasn’t gotten better. Any suggestions??
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Is this plant dead? Not certain if it has root rot.
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Should I be worried about these leaves? Xx #Peperomia
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Hello fellow Greggers!! I haven’t been on here for quite sometime and one of my 2025 goals is going to try to be more active on Greg again! 💕 I got another #Peperomia on Monday, a #ginnypeperomia !! I’m so excited to see how she lives in my room! Has anyone had one of these before? This is my first time and I hope she grows big and strong!! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #PlantLove #PlantsAreAmazing #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantCorner #PLANTMAFIA
Care Summary for Jelly Plant
Jelly Plant
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 13
Fast grower 9
Large, lush leaves 6
Easy to propagate 4
Browns easily 3
Blooms easily 2