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Peperomia Verticillata
Peperomia Verticillata
An unusual Peperomia with whorled leaves and deep red undersides.
- Easy care
- Bright indirect light
- When soil is dry
- 10cm grow pot
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Peperomia Verticillata
R 55.00
About this plant
About this plant
Peperomia Verticillata
Also known as Red Log
Water once the soil has dried out.
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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
Red-backed leaves in neat whorls
Peperomia verticillata 'Red Log' · also known as Red log peperomia
Native to Central America and the Caribbean (species)
An upright, trailing Peperomia with small, fleshy leaves arranged in rings around the stem. The deep red undersides and stems give it a rich colour.
- A Peperomia 'Red Log' in a 10cm grow pot, a small price for an unusual plant.
- Fleshy leaves in neat whorls, green on top with deep red undersides.
- Easy care: bright indirect light and water once the soil has dried.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright, indirect light near an east- or north-facing window, out of direct midday sun. Brighter light keeps the red colour strong.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- When soil is dry
- Humidity
- Average
- Temperature
- 15 to 28°C
- Soil
- Airy, free-draining
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Slow to moderate
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in bright, indirect light.
- Water once the soil has dried out.
- Pinch out tips to keep it bushy, or let it trail from a shelf.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Soft, falling leavesOverwatering. Let the soil dry fully.
- Fading red colourIt wants more light.
- Leggy stemsToo little light. Move it brighter and pinch the tips.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A young plant in a 10cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Does it trail?
Does it trail?
It grows upright at first, then the stems lean and trail.
How often should I water?
How often should I water?
Only once the soil has dried out.
Packed to arrive alive
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