How to Grow and Care for Baby rubber plant

Baby rubber plant, also known as Pepper face, American pepper plant, Blunt-leaved peperomia, Green peperomia, Oval-leaf peperomia

Baby rubber plant is a resilient and low-maintenance indoor plant ideal for beginners. Key to its care is moderate indirect light and allowing the soil to dry between waterings to prevent root rot. It's particularly sensitive to overwatering, which should be closely monitored, and benefits from regular misting to maintain its preferred humidity levels.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full shade

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Planting and Growing Baby rubber plant

Toughness	High
Care Level	Low
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full shade
Soil pH	6-7
Planting Time	All year round
Hardiness Zones	10-12

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Varieties of Baby rubber plant

Baby rubber plant

In contrast to its plain-leaved parent, baby rubber plant has striking leaves that are a mixture of lemon yellow and lime green that richly merit its name. This American native can't survive the cold and so is grown indoors in most climates. Its mounded growth is ideal for containers of hanging baskets. It retains water in its stem and so doesn't require frequent watering.

Baby rubber plant

Baby rubber plant (Peperomia obtusifolia 'Variegata') is named for its multi-colored or variegated leaves which help it to stand out from its parent plant, which has plain green leaves. These olive green and creamy white leaves offer superb ornamental appeal and this plant is well-adapted to thrive in low light environments.

Marble Peperomia

A succulent-like type of Peperomia, marble Peperomia is a selected cultivar, distinguished from its parent plant by its variegated leaves. The foliage is dark green and adorned with white or creamy yellow markings which resemble marbling, hence the cultivar's name.

peperomia

Peperomia is a striking houseplant named for its distinctive white and green leaves (Albo-marginata means "white-edged"). These leaves are much showier than the plain green leaves of the parent plant and provide plenty of ornamental appeal. This hybrid is a popular garden plant because of its ease of care. Unlike the similar-looking Ficus tineke, this plant is not toxic.

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Baby rubber plant is an erect, bushy tropical evergreen that reaches up to 2 feet (60 cm) in height. Its foliage is notable for its obovate, shiny, and somewhat cupped leaves, which grow from distinctly branched stems. The leaf stems and petioles exhibit a subtle pinkish to reddish hue. Its leaves connect to the stems in a sub-peltate fashion. Cream-colored spikes emerge as baby rubber plant's inflorescence, contributing to its ornamental appeal. The plant's robustness against low light conditions and its preference for dry soil and bright, indirect sunlight make it a popular choice for indoor environments.