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Peperomia Obtusifolia Variegata Baby Rubber Plant hanging pot
Peperomia Obtusifolia Variegata Baby Rubber Plant hanging pot
A variegated Baby Rubber Plant in a 15cm hanging pot, with glossy cream and green leaves.
- Easy care
- Medium to bright indirect
- When the soil is dry
- 15cm hanging nursery pot
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Peperomia Obtusifolia Variegata Baby Rubber Plant hanging pot
R 160.00
About this plant
About this plant
Peperomia Obtusifolia (Baby Rubber Plant)
This amazing plant with its SUUUUPER interesting leaves will make any home more homely.
Its leaves varies drastically in size from the one leaf to the next. This makes the variegated leaves just so much more striking
This plant is perfect for indoors and terrariums.
Water once a week. Two max . Be sure to let the soil dry out before watering.
Medium to bright indirect light however it will tolerate low light for some time.
This plant has been noted to have air purifying capabilities.
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Variegated Peperomia, ready to hang
Peperomia obtusifolia 'Variegata' · also known as Variegated baby rubber plant, American rubber plant, oval leaf peperomia
Native to Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean
A fuller Peperomia in a hanging pot, with thick, glossy leaves marbled in cream and green. Leaf size varies a lot from leaf to leaf, which makes the pattern even more striking.
- A variegated Baby Rubber Plant in a 15cm hanging nursery pot, ready to hang.
- Glossy cream-and-green leaves that vary in size from one leaf to the next.
- Forgiving: water once a week at most and it copes with lower light for a while.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Hang it in medium to bright indirect light near an east- or north-facing window, out of direct sun. It tolerates lower light for a while.
Care card
- Light
- Medium to bright, indirect
- Water
- When soil is dry
- Humidity
- Average
- Temperature
- 15 to 28°C, no frost
- Soil
- Light, free-draining
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Slow, compact
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Hang it from a sturdy hook in medium to bright indirect light.
- Let the soil dry out, then water over a sink so it drains fully before rehanging.
- Water once a week at most, twice at the very most.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Soft stems, dropping leavesToo much water. Let the soil dry out fully before watering again.
- Leaves turning plain greenIt needs more light. Hang it closer to a bright window.
- Brown, scorched patchesDirect sun. Move it a little further from the window.
Questions
Good to know
What exactly will I receive?
What exactly will I receive?
A plant in a 15cm hanging nursery pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Does it trail?
Does it trail?
It's bushy rather than a long trailer, so it forms a full, rounded shape.
Why are the leaves different sizes?
Why are the leaves different sizes?
That's normal for this plant: leaf size varies a lot from one leaf to the next.
Packed to arrive alive
4.94 out of 5 from 1114 reviews
We ship living plants across South Africa every week. This is what our customers say when the box arrives.
Our unboxing test: a plant box after a rough courier trip
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