Peperomia Marble Propagation

You simply cut off a stalk not just a leaf and pop it in a cup of water.

Peperomia marble propagation. Peperomia s succulent leaves also help out with easy propagation. They are handsome adaptable plants grown for their showy leaves and tolerance for low light. Leaf cuttings stem cuttings or pieces of leaves. The use of a rooting hormone can increase the odds of success.

Propagating peperomia most peperomia species are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings similar to the way african violets are propagated. Plant peperomia in a pot with ample drainage holes using an orchid potting mix then place the plant in bright indirect light. When a cutting is taken from the plant it can no longer receive nutrients. Water only when the soil is quite dry and feeding is.

Remove large leaves with their stalks petioles and bury them in seedling starter soil. Propagation peperomia obtusifolias propagate by stem cuttings it very easy to do in water by taking leaf cuttings or by dividing the plant. In addition to the propagation by cutting method i tried this as well. Use an equal mix of potting compost and perlite.

Peperomia obtusifolia propagation is fairly simple and can be done in a few different ways. You re not likely to find more than a handful of the more than 1 000 species of peperomia at a nursery or garden center including marble peperomia peperomia obtusifolia and watermelon peperomia peperomia argyreia. Ensure your propagation tray and all equipment you use are clean and ideally sterile as fungal disease is the biggest issue which can prevent your success in propagating peperomia. The first easy way to propagate peperomia is in water.

Mine began developing tiny white almost translucent roots after about 6 weeks. I am going to work with stem cuttings and leaf cuttings as these prove to be most. Propagating peperomia by leaf cuttings prepare your propagation tray or plant pots ahead of schedule. You can see how i planted my baby rubber plant cuttings here.

Peperomia plants require little in the way of attention. Water and nutrients are stored in the succulent parts of the plant creating a food supply.