Peperomia Obtusifolia
Peperomia obtusifolia
About it
- Kind
- Succulents · Perennial
- Mature size
- to 15 in × 15 in
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 10–12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Spacing
- 15 in apart
- Water
- About every 14 days
ⓘ We don't know this plant's soil pH and feeding needs yet.
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Peperomia Obtusifolia yet.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Peperomia Obtusifolia yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as non-toxic to cats (NC State Extension)
- Dogs Listed as non-toxic to dogs (NC State Extension)
- Horses Listed as non-toxic to horses (NC State Extension)
- Children No information in our sources
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Peperomia Obtusifolia yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- category NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Plant Type includes Succulent
- climate requirement NC State Extension ↗
- edible NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox records no edible use and no toxicity either
- growth rate NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Growth Rate: Medium
- life cycle NC State Extension ↗
- mature height in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 0 ft 6 in - 2 ft 0 in; midpoint
- mature spread in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 0 ft 6 in - 2 ft 0 in; midpoint
- space requirement NC State Extension ↗
- species NC State Extension ↗
- sunlight NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox lists Dappled Sunlight and Partial Shade; recorded as the brighter of the two
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ non_toxic for cat, dog, horse from its "non-toxic for" tags. 0120's own note on this row says the Toolbox 'records no edible use and no toxicity either'; re-fetched independently for this batch and the page does carry the three non-toxic tags recorded here.
- water frequency days NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18's generic check, asked every 14 days for a succulent-category plant, as 0054/0055 did for the other succulent rows