Advice for Propagating Peperomia Hope
I have this Peperomia Hope that I saved (from myself 🥲). She was full and gorgeous when I got her, but now she’s sparse and leggy because I didn’t know I was supposed to treat her like a succulent. Or maybe I didn’t know how to treat succulents.
Anyway, I know better now, and I want to try propagating her to make her fuller again. I’ve been doing some research, and I’m finding that the best way is to place the leaves in soil. I’ve never propagated any plants before, and it looks like this will be a hard one to start with.
Just looking for advice from anyone who has propagated this plant or any similar succulent types. Thank you!
#Peperomia
Anyway, I know better now, and I want to try propagating her to make her fuller again. I’ve been doing some research, and I’m finding that the best way is to place the leaves in soil. I’ve never propagated any plants before, and it looks like this will be a hard one to start with.
Just looking for advice from anyone who has propagated this plant or any similar succulent types. Thank you!
#Peperomia
19ft to light, indirect
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 weeks ago
12
I've propagated Peperomia Hope directly into soil many times! All you need to do is select a piece to cut (ideally one with at least 3 or 4 sets of leaves) and cut just below a node/pair of leaves (no more than a few millimeters). Next you remove the lowest set of leaves, poke a hole in the soil using a chopstick or wooden skewer, and insert the cutting. And that's it! Continue watering and caring for it normally, and in a few weeks it will start growing roots 😉
@Charli3Plant thank you for that advice! I definitely learned my lesson about watering when I overwatered this one and was dealing with fungus gnats.
@stephonicle thank you as well! So, would you say that it’s better to propagate with the stem itself as opposed to individual leaves?
@stephonicle thank you as well! So, would you say that it’s better to propagate with the stem itself as opposed to individual leaves?
@Kski1992 I agree with what @IWantThatPlant said. You certainly *can* propagate via leaf, but it's a long slow process (as is the case with leaf propagation of any plant). Maybe if all you had were leaves, but you have a plant with healthy stems available, so it makes the most sense to just propagate those.
Yes, that does makes sense. Thank you @stephonicle and @IWantThatPlant ! Now I just have to work up the courage to prune these long stems, haha.
@stephonicle @IWantThatPlant if you don’t mind, I have one more question. The two long stems that I still have are leggy at the top because the leaves fell off a while ago when the plant was overwatered. Do you think those parts of the stems have a chance of propagating or should I trim them off and work with the rest?
@Kski1992 @stephonicle Well you definitely need a number of nodes on the stem for successful propagation.
The leaves are helpful but if you don’t have any it should still work, but it will be slower than a stem with 2-3 leaves and 2-3 available nodes.
When you make your cuts make sure you have 2-3 nodes available (where the leaves were); let the ends callus before sticking it in soil or water. That way the ends don’t rot as easily. You only need to let it callus for about an hour.
Then you place at least one of the available nodes in the soil or water and wait. And wait. . .and wait.🤣
The leaves are helpful but if you don’t have any it should still work, but it will be slower than a stem with 2-3 leaves and 2-3 available nodes.
When you make your cuts make sure you have 2-3 nodes available (where the leaves were); let the ends callus before sticking it in soil or water. That way the ends don’t rot as easily. You only need to let it callus for about an hour.
Then you place at least one of the available nodes in the soil or water and wait. And wait. . .and wait.🤣
@mossymilk oh, no! I would create your own post in the #Peperomia chat, so that you can get multiple opinions! I would still call myself a beginner.
