Peperomia wolfgang - krahniiRauh
Family : PiperaceaeGenus : Peperomia
Peperomia wolfgang - krahniiis native toPeru . It is bang only from the type neighborhood , 22 km below Aricapampa on the route to Marañon .
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Peperomia wolfgang - krahniiis a stunning smallsucculentsubshrub with windowed , boat - shaped leaves closely compact on myopic stems . It grows up to 4.8 inches ( 12 cm ) tall , branching copiously at the base . The parting are highly succulent , tightly undulate - margined , with a warty , silvery - frosted underside and translucent upper aerofoil .
inflorescence are slender terminal panicles with peanut flowers . They come along in summer .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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Peperomias are not specially hard plants to grow , and their modest size and delicate leaves make them perfect for desktops and dish gardens . They will seldom catch their neighbors or shade them out . In short , they are utterly mannered and attractive small plant life . The big problems are ordinarily touch on to lachrymation . They like steady moist soil but can be very sore tooverwatering . OverwateredPeperomias tend to droop or have bring up , scab - similar protrusions on their leaves . Do n’t be alarmed if your plant lose a few bottom leaves , but a massive leafage drop is unremarkably due to a temperature variety orfertilizerproblem . Lastly , Peperomias are susceptible tomealybugs , so watch for cottony white passel on the stems or undersides of leaves . These plant thrive when slightly plenty - bind , so do n’t over - pot them .
Repot plants in spring , particularly to refresh the existing soil , but place either back into the same sizing container after root - pruning or go up only one pot size . The largestPeperomias remain relatively small and will never grow into big specimen plants . Most species can be comparatively easily propagated fromleaf cuttings .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Peperomia .
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