almost all the leaves on my peperomia have fallen off ove...
Hi! I've had a peperomia pereskiifolia for a couple months now and it has been doing well. this last watering i left a bit later than I should have but for the first few days after watering, my peperomia looked fine, healthy even. then suddenly I woke up today and ~80% of its leaves have fallen off overnight. the leaves weren't yellowing and the stems aren't mushy, the only thing of note was that some of the leaves looked wrinkly, I assume from underwatering. I'm guessing that somehow it's root rot, but I was looking for a second opinion/advice.
(this is my first post. I'm sorry if I've made any mistakes 😬) #peperomia #planthelp
(this is my first post. I'm sorry if I've made any mistakes 😬) #peperomia #planthelp
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Oh no! I'm sorry. Your right that was caused by overwatering.
Since peperomias are semi succulents they really need to dry out between waterings.
If they get too much water since they store it in their leaves the leaves will drop.
I don't think she has root rot though because I don't see any yellowing or brown leaves.
I am pretty sure this is what happened because you explained it up top.
She was very dry for an extended period of time. Which is not bad in itself. These guys are quite durable and can take a bit of neglect (although I don't recommend it all the time because it does stress the plant)
Then the overcorrection happened and you watered thoroughly also not a bad thing.
But when you take a plant that has been thirsty for a long time and then suddenly give it wet soil and it drinks it all up, that can shock it because it is no longer accustomed to drinking water anymore.
Then the plant will respond to the shock by dropping its leaves.
The good news is your plant will be fine, it will be naked for a while but it will fill back in. Just start watering it regularly when the soil starts to go dry and she'll be fine. ❤️
Since peperomias are semi succulents they really need to dry out between waterings.
If they get too much water since they store it in their leaves the leaves will drop.
I don't think she has root rot though because I don't see any yellowing or brown leaves.
I am pretty sure this is what happened because you explained it up top.
She was very dry for an extended period of time. Which is not bad in itself. These guys are quite durable and can take a bit of neglect (although I don't recommend it all the time because it does stress the plant)
Then the overcorrection happened and you watered thoroughly also not a bad thing.
But when you take a plant that has been thirsty for a long time and then suddenly give it wet soil and it drinks it all up, that can shock it because it is no longer accustomed to drinking water anymore.
Then the plant will respond to the shock by dropping its leaves.
The good news is your plant will be fine, it will be naked for a while but it will fill back in. Just start watering it regularly when the soil starts to go dry and she'll be fine. ❤️
Probably under watering, like you guessed. What I would now do is put each of these leaves into little shot glasses with the stem end towards the bottom and put a little bit of water in each and try to propagate them 😅😅😅