Teardrop Peperomia
4.6 out of 5 (34 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Teardrop Peperomia
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 orba
Peperomia
Piperaceae
Piperales
Also known as
Pixie Peperomia and Pixie Lime
How to care for Teardrop Peperomia
How often to water your Teardrop Peperomia
every 9
Teardrop 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 Teardrop Peperomia in your home
a window
Teardrop 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 Teardrop Peperomia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Teardrop 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 Teardrop Peperomia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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For every success there’s another issue 🤦 My Echeveria is potentially sending out a flower stalk, which is great. But this darling? Nope. She’s just not having it apparently. She was in her nursery soil for ages and I think it had peat moss that went hydrophobic, so I repotted her. She was starting to wilt a bit so I assumed that the soil wasn’t taking up water properly. It’s a mixture of old soil really: coir, perlite, potting soil. Her plant card said that she liked well-draining soil so I thought this would be fine. I gave her a biiiig drink and put her back on my bedside table. It’s quite dark there, the only light she gets really is from my (regular) LED lamp, and she’s quite far from the window. I thought she looked a bit floppy due to the stress of repotting so I put her under my grow light with some other plants to give her some extra light. Theeeenn she got floppier, so I moved her onto my piano; right by the western window, and it’s winter so no harsh sun. What I will say is that it is quite close to the radiator, so that could be a factor. Shes just getting floppier by the day really. I only repotted her two or three days ago. I’ve given her some good drinks but her root system is actually quite small so I’m not sure how much she’s taking up. She’s also started dropping leaves now, so I thought that I should probably ask for advice at this point. Is this just a temperamental type of plant or is she stressed?? Or have I done something wrong? She seemed completely fine on my bedside table for ages, it’s only when her soil got so dry that it pulled away from the pot did this become an issue!! Her plant card picture is her when she was fresh from the nursery btw. #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #Peperomia #teardroppeperomia #help #repotting
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Not 100% certain this is a teardrop peperomia… can anyone confirm? TPs aren’t supposed to like direct light, but this one has been very happy in my sunniest eastern window. #teardroppeperomia #Peperomia
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this is my moms peperomia please help! im not sure how this happened.. i noticed the once bright green on her desk had turned brown in some spots, theres dying leaves and the stem is quite black and brown looking. help is greatly appreciated from me and her! #Pepperomia #help #helpneeded #mom #NewPlantMom
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What do I do 😭😭😭 #Peperomia
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How do I revive Pepper? Hi everyone! I got Pepper last month for our office. I watered him every two weeks. I give him direct sunlight. He is in a room temperature room. Unfortunately, I came back from a week vacation and found him a little upset. He is drying out , despite me watering him. He feels very weak. I’m so upset. Any suggestions on how to revive him? Should I repot him? Fertilize him? HELPPP PLEASEEE 🌱 #NewPlantMom #help #revivetheplant
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Walt has grown loads since I got him, however is now giving off very small leaves and has a very small root ball.... what can I do to help? #Peperomia
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Plant is doing well has double d. since I got it going to replant In bigger pot soon. #Peperomia
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Poor Forrest Fell From Our Porch #Peperomia many of his leaves are sort of broken and I’m not sure if I am supposed to cut them back. I can’t find any information on the app about cutting this plant back. Do I just try to leave him alone while he recovers from his fall?
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Is my plant disappearing? My teardrop peperomia seems to have less “plant” then when I first got it. I tagged her and that’s basically the before picture because I couldn’t find one. The large photo is it now. Is this it acclimating? I got this 1-2 months ago and I only missed watering day once because I wasn’t home. I watered about 2 days late, also, the soil looks wonky. It’s in a clump on the top and no water is fixing it. Help!
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Is this how it’s supposed to be growing? #Peperomia
Care Summary for Teardrop Peperomia
Teardrop 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 19
Fast grower 17
Easy to propagate 5
Blooms easily 4
Browns easily 4
Large, lush leaves 2
Pest magnet 1