Peperomia Marble Propagation

Use an equal mix of potting compost and perlite.

Peperomia marble propagation.

Propagating peperomia most peperomia species are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings similar to the way african violets are propagated. They are handsome adaptable plants grown for their showy leaves and tolerance for low light. Water and nutrients are stored in the succulent parts of the plant creating a food supply. Propagating peperomia by leaf cuttings prepare your propagation tray or plant pots ahead of schedule.

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. 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. Plant peperomia in a pot with ample drainage holes using an orchid potting mix then place the plant in bright indirect light. You can also propagate watermelon peperomia or any type of peperomia cuttings in water.

The use of a rooting hormone can increase the odds of success. Leaf cuttings stem cuttings or pieces of leaves. Some types of peperomia make babies similar to how pilea peps do which can be cut off the mother plant and put in water to encourage root growth. I am going to work with stem cuttings and leaf cuttings as these prove to be most.

Peperomia s succulent leaves also help out with easy propagation. Peperomia obtusifolia propagation is fairly simple and can be done in a few different ways. You can see how i planted my baby rubber plant cuttings here. The process is very similar to that of rooting pothos cuttings in water.

When a cutting is taken from the plant it can no longer receive nutrients. Mine began developing tiny white almost translucent roots after about 6 weeks. In addition to the propagation by cutting method i tried this as well. The first easy way to propagate peperomia is in water.

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.