Peperomia Marble Propagation

Mine began developing tiny white almost translucent roots after about 6 weeks.

Peperomia marble propagation.

Leaf cuttings stem cuttings or pieces of leaves. Use an equal mix of potting compost and perlite. Plant peperomia in a pot with ample drainage holes using an orchid potting mix then place the plant in bright indirect light. 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.

Peperomia plants require little in the way of attention. Propagating peperomia most peperomia species are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings similar to the way african violets are propagated. I am going to work with stem cuttings and leaf cuttings as these prove to be most. You can see how i planted my baby rubber plant cuttings here.

The first easy way to propagate peperomia is in water. 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. You simply cut off a stalk not just a leaf and pop it in a cup of water.

Peperomia obtusifolia propagation is fairly simple and can be done in a few different ways. Propagation peperomia obtusifolias propagate by stem cuttings it very easy to do in water by taking leaf cuttings or by dividing the plant. Peperomia s succulent leaves also help out with easy propagation. Water only when the soil is quite dry and feeding is.

The process is very similar to that of rooting pothos cuttings in water. The use of a rooting hormone can increase the odds of success. 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.

Remove large leaves with their stalks petioles and bury them in seedling starter soil. You can also propagate watermelon peperomia or any type of peperomia cuttings in water.